How can I get a quick overview of a long contract amendment using AI Assistant?

Open your contract amendment in Adobe Acrobat. Click the 'AI Assistant' button. In the chat box, type 'Summarize this document' or 'Generate a summary'. The AI Assistant will give you an outline and key insights with links to the original text.

What is the difference between using AI Assistant for a single PDF and using PDF Spaces?

Feature Purpose. AI Assistant (single PDF) Asks questions, summarizes, and chats with one PDF document at a time. Gives answers with source citations from that single document. PDF Spaces Asks questions and gets insights across many documents (up to 100 PDFs, Office files, notes, web links) at once. Helps find connections and information across a large set of files.

Evaluate Contract Amendment in Adobe Acrobat — How-to & AI prompts

AI prompts

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AExecute — “help me do it”Review the proposed contract amendment that shifts reporting deadlines, decide whether to…+

Review the proposed contract amendment that shifts reporting deadlines, decide whether to accept the change, and if approved, send it for authorization to Legal and [approver=Executive Director] in that order with tracked signatures.

when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

BImprove — “do it better”Summarize how the shifted deadlines affect our reporting cadence and funder obligations,…+

Summarize how the shifted deadlines affect our reporting cadence and funder obligations, highlight risks and mitigation options, recommend accept or reject, then send the recommended decision with the amendment to Legal and [approver=Executive Director] for authorization so decision-makers see operational consequences before signing.

when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

How to do it

the tool · the steps · what to avoid

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Open your PDF document in Adobe Acrobat (desktop, web, or mobile).
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Ensure you are signed in with an Adobe account that has an active AI Assistant subscription.
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If using Acrobat desktop and the AI Assistant is not visible, open the Edit menu, select Preferences, and check for a Generative AI section to enable the feature if available.
Best practiceIf you do not see the AI Assistant, updating Acrobat or enabling it in Preferences may be required.
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Locate and select the AI Assistant feature (look for a button or panel labeled AI Assistant in the Acrobat interface).
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Type your question about the PDF content into the message field provided by the AI Assistant.
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Select the Send button or press Enter to send your question.
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Review the AI Assistant's answer, and if needed, continue the conversation by asking follow-up questions or requesting clarifications.
Best practiceFor sensitive documents, avoid submitting confidential information, as AI-powered features may process data outside your local device.

In the appWith the API

You can interact with the AI Assistant panel to quickly extract key information or clarify details from your PDF without reading the entire document.

This runs in the Acrobat app - there is no separate API for this task.

Glossary

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AI AssistantA tool in Acrobat that lets you ask questions about your PDF and get answers with source links.ExampleYou ask the AI Assistant, 'What are the main conclusions?' and it provides a summary with page numbers.

Source CitationsThese are links that show you exactly where information came from in your document.ExampleClicking on the bracketed numbers in the report reveals the source citations for the data.

PDF SpacesA feature that lets you ask questions and get answers from many documents at once.ExampleUsing PDF Spaces, you ask a question about company policy and get answers from various internal documents.

Who does this

3 roles

Research AnalystLegal AssistantProject Manager

FAQ

about this task

Open your contract amendment in Adobe Acrobat.
Click the 'AI Assistant' button.
In the chat box, type 'Summarize this document' or 'Generate a summary'.
The AI Assistant will give you an outline and key insights with links to the original text.

The main benefit is trust and accuracy. When AI Assistant shows source citations, you can click on them to see the exact part of the document where the information came from. This means you can check the answers yourself and be sure the information is correct and not made up. It helps you verify important details in legal or technical documents.

Yes, AI Assistant can help you. You can use a feature called 'PDF Spaces'. With PDF Spaces, you can upload up to 100 PDFs, Office files, notes, or web links. Then, you can ask questions across all these documents at once. For example, you could ask, 'What are the common clauses across these 50 amendments?' This helps you get insights from many documents together, which is very useful for comparing many contracts.

It is important because AI Assistant is a tool to help you understand, not to make decisions. Legal and technical documents often have complex details that need a human to interpret them fully, considering context, laws, and specific situations. The AI Assistant can summarize and highlight information, but it cannot understand the full implications or make final judgments. Human experts are needed for the critical thinking and decision-making part of complex legal work.

Feature	Purpose
AI Assistant (single PDF)	Asks questions, summarizes, and chats with one PDF document at a time. Gives answers with source citations from that single document.
PDF Spaces	Asks questions and gets insights across many documents (up to 100 PDFs, Office files, notes, web links) at once. Helps find connections and information across a large set of files.

Evaluate Contract Amendment

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