How to do an Extractive summary


  1. From the Xerox device home screen, open Summarizer.
  2. When the app opens, you’ll be presented with the main screen where you can set all of your summary and scan settings.
  3. At the top of the screen is Summarization Type, which defaults to Extractive.
  4. To adjust the length of the summary, select Summarization Length. A popover will appear. Select a value from the list.
  5. Next, select Domain to view the full list of domains. A domain is the category of your document. Select a domain that best suits the document you’ll be scanning.
    Note: The app will persist your most recently used domain for convenience.
  6. Further down the screen are some scan settings, as well as options to view a preview of your extractive summary, print the results, email the results, and include a copy of the original document.
  7. To view a preview of your summary after scanning the document, toggle Preview
  8. To print the summary, toggle Print Results
  9. If you’d like to email the summary as a PDF or DOCX file, toggle Email Results Doing so will display an Add Email Address field. Select it to add a new or saved recipient.
    Note: Summarizer will save the 10 most recent email recipients. You can view the saved email addresses by selecting the Add Saved button on the Email Recipients popup.
  10. If you’d like to include the original document in the job output, toggle Include Original
  11. Adjust the scan settings and select Preview in the top right-hand corner (Scan if Preview was toggled off).
  12. The device will scan your document and processing will begin. If you toggled Preview off, skip to step If you toggled preview on, you’ll be presented with a preview once processing is complete.
  13. With the preview on screen, you have the option to select the settings button in the upper left to adjust the summarization length.
  14. Once you’re satisfied with the preview, select Continue.
  15. The app will then print and/or email the summarized document.