Study tool
Summarize a PDF into notes that guide your reading
Turn a chapter, handout or lecture PDF into study notes in Supernapse. Pick the length, then compare the notes with the original.
Decide what the summary needs to help you do
Starting a chapter calls for an overview; returning to a lecture, for key concepts and connections; solving exercises, for precise definitions and formula conditions. Let that task set the length.
A practical workflow for summarizing your document
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Check the source PDF
Make sure text, tables and equations are readable; mixed topics call for a focused file.
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Choose the length
Generate a brief review or a fuller explanation.
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Compare with the source
Verify definitions, sequences, numbers and conditions; expand or edit thin topics.
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Put the notes to use
Edit, export as PDF or Word, then move on to cards, questions and the AI Tutor.
Example: structure a lesson around two stages
An illustrative outline: overview, stages and the link between them.
The central idea first
Light supplies energy to produce glucose from carbon dioxide and water. Set this context before listing structures.
One point per stage
Light reactions: in the thylakoids, make ATP and NADPH. Calvin cycle: in the stroma, uses them to fix CO₂.
The connection to keep
The cycle depends on compounds from the light reactions. Notes that lose this link need review.
Check the details that can change the meaning
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Definitions and qualifications
Compare words such as “always”, “only” and “under certain conditions” with the source.
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Formulas, units and symbols
Check the notation and when an expression applies, not just the equation.
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Text, tables and examples
Keep the PDF nearby: a summary organizes your study; it does not replace everything in the source.
Follow the PDF from summary to practice
Start with your material
Give your next lecture PDF a clear structure
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