Learning Timeline
Key Insights
Image Summarization Limits
Using images is the least efficient method if you have a large amount of text. It is better suited for short excerpts or single book pages.
Free User Access
The 'Browsing' feature is now available to free plan users, allowing anyone to summarize articles directly from URL links without needing a ChatGPT Plus subscription.
Prompts
Document Summary Prompt
Target:
ChatGPT
Summarize the key points of this document in a bulleted list.
Step by Step
How to Summarize Web Pages (URLs) in ChatGPT
- Open your web browser and log in to ChatGPT.
- Copy the URL of the website or article you want to summarize.
- Paste the URL into the 'Message ChatGPT' input bar.
- Type a summary command after the URL (Example: 'Summarize this article for me').
- Press 'Enter' to allow ChatGPT to use its 'Browsing' feature to automatically read and summarize the content.
How to Upload and Summarize PDF Files
- Click the 'Paperclip' (Attach files) icon located on the left side of the ChatGPT input bar.
- Select 'Upload from computer' from the menu that appears.
- Locate and select the PDF file you want to summarize from your computer storage.
- Click 'Open' to upload the file.
- Once the file appears above the input bar, type your instruction prompt (Example: 'Please provide a summary of this PDF').
- Press 'Enter' to start the AI analysis and summarization process.
Summarizing Text from Images or Photos
- Take a screenshot or photo of the article section or book page you want to summarize.
- Click the 'Attach files' or 'Camera' icon in ChatGPT.
- Upload the image file into the chat.
- Provide a prompt instruction like 'Read the text in this image and summarize it'.
- Press 'Enter' to let the AI perform text recognition (OCR) and summarize it.
Google Drive and OneDrive Integration
- Click the 'Paperclip' (Attach files) icon in the input bar.
- Select 'Connect to Google Drive' or 'Connect to OneDrive' depending on where your document is stored.
- Follow the 'Sign-in' instructions and grant 'Permission' for ChatGPT to access your files.
- Locate and select the document you want to summarize directly from your Drive folder.
- Send the document along with an instruction prompt to generate a summary.
