Summarization turns a research or patent abstract into a marketing summary. Paste the text or upload files, choose a template, and FirstIgnite writes a structured summary you can edit, download, or add to a project.
Where to find it
In the left sidebar, under Marketing, choose Summarization. Your summary templates are in Templates, just below it.
There's a second Templates item lower in the sidebar, next to Emails. That one holds email templates, not summary templates.
Creating a summary
On the Summarize tab, use the Text / File switch to choose how you'll add your content.
Text: paste a research or patent abstract into the box. File: drag in your documents, such as PDF, Word, PowerPoint, or plain text files. Files take a little longer to process.
Choose a template from the dropdown, or leave it empty to use your default.
Choose Get Summary.
A summary can take a few minutes. When it's ready, it opens on screen and is saved to your History.
Reviewing and editing a summary
The text or files you gave FirstIgnite appear at the top under Input. The summary sits below it in an editor, laid out in the sections your template asked for.
You can change anything in the summary directly. When you're done, choose Save Changes.
Downloading or adding to a project
Download Summary saves the summary as a PDF or HTML file. Use the dropdown next to the button to pick the format. Choose Text to copy the summary instead, so you can paste it into an email or document.
Move to Project adds the summary to one of your projects, so it sits alongside the rest of your work on that technology.
Finding earlier summaries
The History tab lists your previous summaries, newest first. Choose one to open it, and use the page numbers at the bottom to see older ones.
Summary templates
A template tells FirstIgnite how to write your summary. There are no ready-made templates, so you build the ones that fit your office, such as a licensing one-pager or a brief for investors. Without a template, FirstIgnite uses its standard format.
Each template sets three things:
Tone of voice: Formal, Concise, Promotional, Academic, or Custom, where you describe the tone yourself.
Detail level: Short Overview, In-depth Analysis, or Custom.
Sections: the parts of the summary, in order. Choose from Executive Statement, Description, Key Advantages, Problems Solved, Applications, Market Opportunities, and Commercialization Potential, or add a Custom section with your own title and instructions. Each section has a Formatting Style, such as bullet points or paragraphs.
The Summarization Templates page lists your templates with their tone and detail level. You can search by name, filter by tone of voice or detail level, and sort the list. Your default template is marked Default.
Creating a template
Go to Templates under Summarization and choose New Template.
Enter a Template Name, then pick a Tone of Voice and Detail Level.
Choose Add Section for each part you want in the summary, and set its Formatting Style. Use the arrows to change the order, or the bin icon to remove a section.
Tick Set as default template if you want it used whenever you don't pick one.
Choose Save.
To change, copy, or delete a template later, use the … menu on its row.
Sharing templates
New templates are private to you. To let your team use one, share it from the … menu on its row, either with your whole team or with chosen teammates. Shared templates show a Shared with team label.
Templates your teammates share with you appear on the Shared with me tab, with the name of the person who shared them. You can use them, but only their owner can edit them.
Tip
Build a template that matches the marketing sheet your office already sends to companies. Every summary then comes out in the format your team needs, with no reformatting.