Every matched passage becomes a card. The card shows the words that matched, the page they matched, and what you can do about it.
What a card shows
- The matched words, highlighted on your page and quoted on the card.
- The source: the page title and a readable address. Open it to see the match in context; every source is a real page you can visit.
- Actions: quote and cite the passage in your chosen style, rewrite it in your own words, or ignore the card if the match is legitimate (a common phrase, your own earlier work, a title).
Sentence-level matches
Long passages are split so each sentence that matches is its own card. A card can also cover a run of sentences when they match the same page in order.
When two findings overlap
Two cards can sit on the same words, for example a match and a grammar finding, or two sources for one passage. Both stay visible; fixing one does not hide the other.
Matches you can safely ignore
A quoted passage that already carries its citation, a reference-list entry, a book or article title, and standard phrasing (a legal boilerplate line, a common definition) will match their sources. Ignore those cards; the report counts them as reviewed.
Where sources come from
Published pages on the open web that search can reach, including journal and publisher pages that are openly reachable. Silvertext has no private archive of other people's documents, and your draft is never added to one.