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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. System Requirements
  3. Installation
  4. Getting Started
  5. Troubleshooting
  6. Frequently Asked Questions

Introduction

Sinope Summarizer is the summarizing tool for professionals. It fully automatically generates summaries of arbitrary texts, while retaining images, formatting and page layout. The Sinope Summarizer uses advanced language technologies to determine what the text is about and which information elements are important. For more information about how a computer can understand human language, please visit the Carp Technologies website: http://www.carp-technologies.com .

The Sinope Summarizer Personal Edition integrates with Microsoft Internet Explorer and enables users to summarize web pages while browsing the Internet. It supports English, German and Dutch texts (more languages will be supported in the near future).

The Sinope Summarizer is also available as a corporate server and in other versions. For more information about other versions, please visit the Sinope website: http://www.sinope.info.

System Requirements

Minimum system requirements

  • 200 MHz or better processor
  • Windows 95/98/NT4/ME/2000/XP
  • 64 MB of RAM

Recommended configuration

  • 500 MHz or better processor
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher

Microsoft Internet Explorer is required to generate summaries of web pages while browsing the Internet. A Summarize Tool is provided to summarize saved html and plain text files. A Clipboard Summarizer is provided to summarize the contents of the Windows clipboard.

Installation

Step 1: Running setup.exe

Run setup.exe by double-clicking it and follow the instructions on screen. Note that if you want to install Sinope Summarizer Personal Edition on Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional you need administrator rights.

Step 2: Finding the Sinope Toolbar

Start Microsoft Internet Explorer and make sure that the Sinope Toolbar is visible by selecting View » Toolbars » Sinope Toolbar:

In Microsoft Internet Explorer, the following toolbar should be visible.

Getting Started

Using the Sinope Summarizer in Microsoft Internet Explorer

In Microsoft Internet Explorer, the following toolbar should be visible. If it isn't, please refer to the 'Finding the Sinope Toolbar' section of this manual.

Sinope Summarizer Personal Edition is very simple to use. Just go to a web page you want to summarize and drag the Sinope Slider . Within a few seconds a summary will be generated and displayed in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Depending on where you drag the slider a different sized summary is made.

Tips

  • You can also select the text on the page you want to summarize.
  • Click the help button to display this help file.
  • Click the Sinope Summarizer logo to visit the Sinope website .
  • Click the buy button to order the full version of Sinope Summarizer Personal Edition.

Troubleshooting

I can't find The Sinope Toolbar in Microsoft Internet Explorer

  1. Please verify that the Sinope Toolbar is enabled by selecting View » Toolbars » Sinope Toolbar:

  2. Note that the Sinope Summarizer Personal Edition requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.

I dragged the Sinope Slider, but nothing happens

  1. Make sure that Microsoft Internet Explorer has finished loading the web page before trying to summarize it.
  2. Please verify that you have dragged the slider to a value less than 100%.
  3. Some web pages that only contain links to other pages and do not contain much text will not be summarized by Sinope Summarizer.
  4. At this moment, Sinope Summarizer Personal Edition only understands English, German and Dutch texts. Please make sure that the text you want to summarize is written in one of those languages.
  5. Please make sure that you have registered the product.

When I generate a summary, the layout of the page changes

  1. In some cases, the layout of the original page cannot be reproduced in the summary. This may be caused by scripts embedded in the page that actively change the content and layout of the page.
  2. The layout may be dependent on certain elements like images or even text. If the summary does not contain these elements, the layout may change.
  3. We have tried our best to preserve the layout of most web pages, but if you come across a page that significantly changes its layout when summarized, please provide us with the URL of that page by sending an email to .

How do I uninstall the Sinope Summarizer Personal Edition?

  1. Prior to deinstallation, please make sure that the Sinope Toolbar is disabled in Microsoft Internet Explorer by deselecting View » Toolbars » Sinope Toolbar:

  2. Next, make sure that all Microsoft Internet Explorer windows are closed and restart your computer.
  3. Select Start » Programs » Sinope Summarizer PE » Uninstall Sinope Personal Edition and follow the instructions on screen.

The Sinope Toolbar has the wrong name in the View » Toolbars menu

Sometimes the Sinope Toolbar receives the wrong name in the View » Toolsbars, for example Radio. This is a known bug of Microsoft Internet Explorer. While this problem is relatively harmless and will not affect the proper functioning of Sinope Summarizer, you can resolve this issue by disabling the Sinope Toolbar (by deselecting the Radio bar!) followed by uninstalling and reinstalling the Sinope Summarizer.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the percentage for the best summary?

That depends on the original text. A summary of 50% usually contains all important information elements from the original text. A summary of 25% is useful for a quick overview of the original text. Note that most texts do not summarize well to less than 20%.

What other languages will Sinope Summarizer understand in the future?

Probably French, Italian and Spanish. If you would like to summarize texts in another language please send us an email at .

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