1. What changed: PDF previews and citation controls

Kimi Work released version 3.2.16 on October 12, 2026. The official release notes describe a PDF preview-engine upgrade covering zoom, citation controls and text selection, plus a fix for occasional freezing when locating a citation.

These changes improve actions involved in reading: inspecting a detail, selecting text to discuss and returning to a cited passage. Citation bubbles can also expand and collapse on click. This is an interaction and stability update, not an announced increase in model accuracy.

2. How it helps: keep your place between an answer and its source

Suppose you need the deadline, payment arrangements and withdrawal conditions in a course-registration guide. A summary alone can miss exceptions. Comparing an answer with its original passage helps establish whom a condition actually applies to.

Smoother zoom, selection and citation controls help support that reading process. In a report with tables, you might enlarge the footnote beside a figure and ask whether it counts registrations or actual attendance. These are suggested uses: the benefit is easier access to details for discussion. A citation marker alone does not prove the answer is right.

3. How to use it: find one figure and one condition in a PDF

Use a Kimi Work client that includes the 3.2.16 update and prepare a PDF you are allowed to share with AI. Try this reading method:

  1. Add and open the material. Attach the PDF to the conversation and open the client’s file preview. The release notes also document clicking an uploaded attachment to open its preview.
  2. Ask specific questions. For example: “Find the registration deadline and withdrawal conditions, with a source for each. Mark anything not explicitly stated as ‘not specified.’” Start with the information rather than asking it to decide whether you should enroll.
  3. Return to the source. Use the answer’s citations to inspect the relevant location, enlarging nearby headings, tables and footnotes. If a citation is missing or misplaced, search the original file directly.
  4. Ask about a difficult passage. Select the text and identify the sentence and context in your question—for instance, whether a refund condition applies only before the course begins. Avoid extending a local condition to the whole document.
  5. Keep a result you can revisit. Record the page number or relevant original wording with your conclusion so you can check it again.

Scans, blurry text and tables across pages may still need manual reading; the log does not promise text-recognition accuracy. Check the client and current official guidance for account, system and plan availability.