Generate AI summaries

Last updated on Jun 7, 2026

Learn how to get an AI‑powered summary for a PDF in Acrobat.

Use AI‑powered summaries to quickly understand the purpose, structure, and key ideas of a document. Summaries can include section overviews, highlighted insights, and links to the source content for faster review.

Open the PDF you want to summarize.

Select Generate Summary from the right panel. An overview of the document is generated with section headings and summaries.

Select any cross-reference in the summary to view the corresponding section in the PDF.

Acrobat interface with a PDF and the Generative Summary panel showing AI‑generated section summaries.
AI‑generated summary with section headings and links to the source content in Acrobat.

Select Share  to share the summary.

Select Copy  to copy the summary.

Select Ask AI Assistant  to ask follow-up questions. Enter your question, and get quick, AI‑powered answers.