How can AI Assistant help me summarize a board narrative quickly?

Open your board narrative PDF in Acrobat. Click the 'AI Assistant' button. Select 'Generate AI summaries'. This gives you an outline and key insights with links to the original text. This saves time by highlighting the most important parts for your board narrative.

What is the main purpose of AI Assistant in Adobe Acrobat?

The main purpose of AI Assistant is to help you understand and get information from your PDF documents faster. It can answer questions, summarize content, and find insights, making it easier to work with long or complex files.

If I have multiple documents for a board meeting, can AI Assistant help me get insights from all of them at once?

Yes, AI Assistant can help with this using 'PDF Spaces'. You can upload up to 100 PDFs, Office files, notes, transcripts, or web links into a Space. Then, you can ask questions and get insights that cover all these documents together, which is very useful for preparing for a board meeting with many sources.

Why is it important that AI Assistant provides source citations for its answers?

Source citations are very important because they let you check where the AI Assistant got its information. This means you can trust the answers more, as you can click the link and see the exact part of the document. It helps you confirm facts and makes sure the AI isn't just guessing, especially for important board narratives.

How does AI Assistant compare to just reading a PDF by myself for understanding a document?

Feature AI Assistant Reading Manually. Speed Very fast for summaries and answers. Can be slow, especially for long documents. Key Insights Generates outlines and main ideas quickly. Requires careful reading and note-taking to find them. Information Check Provides source links to verify answers. You find and check information yourself. Question Answering Answers specific questions directly from the document. You must read and find answers yourself. Judgment Surfaces and summarizes, but human judgment is needed. Full human judgment applied throughout.

Manage privacy and data security settings for AI Assistant in Adobe Acrobat — How-to & AI prompts

AI prompts

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AExecute — “help me do it”Help me set my privacy and data security options for…+

Help me set my privacy and data security options for [AI Assistant in Acrobat] so my information stays safe.

when the reply comes backWant to review what data the AI Assistant can see?

BImprove — “do it better”Suggest ways to make my AI Assistant data more secure in…+

Suggest ways to make my AI Assistant data more secure in [Adobe Acrobat] without making it hard to use.

when the reply comes backNeed tips on keeping your files private?

CDecide — “help me choose”Which privacy setting should I pick for my AI Assistant in…+

Which privacy setting should I pick for my AI Assistant in [Acrobat] if I want both privacy and easy access?

when the reply comes backCurious about what happens if you change these settings?

How to do it

the tool · the steps · what to avoid

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Open your PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Pro (desktop app).
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Look for the AI Assistant panel or button, typically located in the right-hand toolbar or as a floating button.
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If you do not see the AI Assistant, go to the Edit menu and select Preferences.
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In Preferences, look for AI settings; if present, enable the checkbox to turn on the AI Assistant.
Best practiceIf the AI Assistant is not visible after subscribing, restarting Acrobat may be required for the feature to appear.
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Return to your PDF and click the AI Assistant button to activate it.
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Type your question or prompt about the PDF content into the AI Assistant input box and press Enter.
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Review the AI Assistant's response, and use the provided options to ask follow-up questions or copy the answer.
CautionSensitive documents may be processed by Adobe servers when using AI features; review your organization's data policies before enabling.

In the appWith the API

You can use the AI Assistant to quickly summarize, search, or ask questions about the content of your open PDF without leaving Acrobat.

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

Glossary

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PrivacyKeeping your personal information safe from others.ExampleYou use a password to protect your document, ensuring the privacy of sensitive client data.

Data SecurityProtecting your files and information from being stolen or misused.ExampleUsing strong passwords and encryption helps maintain data security for all your personal files.

SettingsOptions you can change to control how a tool works.ExampleYou adjust the printer's settings to print only odd-numbered pages.

The real tasks

the one, listed here

I have 48 hours to prep a clean narrative for the board and I want the right causal story, not a scattershot list.

FAQ

about this task

To manage privacy settings, go to the AI Assistant settings in Acrobat. There, you can choose what information the assistant can use and who can see your files. Adjust these settings to match your comfort level.

Data security means your files and information are protected from being seen or used by people you don't trust. In Acrobat, you can use passwords, limit sharing, and control what the AI Assistant can access.

Updating these settings helps you control who can see your information and how your data is used. It keeps your personal and important files safer from unwanted access.

Yes, you can change the settings so the AI Assistant does not save your chats or use your files for learning. Look for privacy options in the settings and turn off any features you do not want.

Privacy settings for the AI Assistant control what the assistant can see or remember, while regular file privacy settings control who can open or share your files. Both are important for keeping your information safe.

Manage privacy and data security settings for AI Assistant

When to use it

AI prompts

How to do it

Glossary

The real tasks

Who does this

FAQ

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