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Using Document Summaries in DocuAsk

This guide will help you understand how to use DocuAsk's Summaries feature to quickly extract key insights

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Written by Joseph Chin
Updated over 10 months ago

Understanding the Summaries Feature

The Summaries feature in DocuAsk provides AI-generated summaries of your documents, allowing you to discover key insights at a glance. This feature is particularly useful when you need to quickly understand the main points of a document without reading it entirely.

Accessing Document Summaries

To access summaries of your documents:

  1. Navigate to the Summaries section: Click on the Summaries icon in the left navigation menu.

  2. View available documents: You'll see a list of all your documents that can be summarized.

  3. Select a document: Click on a document from the list to view its summary.

  4. Review the summary: The summary will appear in the right panel, providing key points and insights from the document.

Benefits of Using Summaries

The Summaries feature offers several benefits:

  1. Time efficiency: Quickly understand the main points of a document without reading it in full.

  2. Key insights: Identify the most important information and insights from your documents.

  3. Decision support: Use summaries to make informed decisions about which documents require deeper analysis.

  4. Information overview: Get a high-level overview of document content before diving into specific details.

Best Practices for Using Summaries

To get the most out of the Summaries feature, consider these best practices:

  1. Use summaries as a starting point: Begin with summaries to identify documents that require more detailed examination.

  2. Compare summaries: Compare summaries across multiple documents to identify patterns or contradictions.

  3. Follow up with specific questions: After reviewing a summary, use the Ask feature to ask specific questions about points of interest.

  4. Verify important information: For critical information, always verify the summary by checking the original document.

By effectively using the Summaries feature, you can significantly increase your productivity when working with multiple or lengthy documents in DocuAsk.

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