Summarize or Shorten Text

The Text To Table Converter Add-On helps you refine your content with powerful AI tools. You can condense long documents into key points or make your writing more direct and impactful, all within Google Docs™, Google Slides™, and Google Sheets™.

It's important to understand the difference between the two functions:

• Summarize: Creates a short, new text that captures the main ideas of a longer passage.
• Shorten: Rewrites your existing text to be more concise by removing filler words and rephrasing sentences, while keeping the original meaning.

Summarizing Text

Use this feature when you need to quickly understand the core message of a long piece of text.

1. Select the Text

Highlight the paragraph or section you want to summarize.

*Example Text to Summarize:*

Emily enjoys the quiet moments of her morning, holding a warm latte just the way she likes it. Smooth espresso, creamy oat milk, and a touch of cinnamon make each sip perfect. She loves how the oat milk adds a gentle sweetness that balances the coffee.

2. Choose Summarize

Use either:

• Sidebar: Selection Enhancements > Summarize
• Menu: Extensions > Text To Table Converter > Selection Conversions > Summarize

3. Review the Summary

A concise summary of your selected text will be inserted below the original.

*Resulting Summary:*

Emily enjoys her morning latte, which is made with espresso, creamy oat milk, and cinnamon.

Shortening Text

Use this feature to make your writing more direct, clear, and less wordy.

1. Select the Text

Highlight the sentences you want to make more concise.

*Example Text to Shorten:*

It is an undeniable fact that the coffee served at this particular café is, for all intents and purposes, considered to be of a very high quality by most of the customers who visit.

2. Choose Shorten

Use either:

• Sidebar: Selection Enhancements > Shorten
• Menu: Extensions > Text To Table Converter > Selection Conversions > Shorten

3. Review the Shortened Text

The rewritten, more concise version of your text will be inserted below the original.

*Resulting Shortened Text:*

The coffee at this café is considered high quality by most customers.

Using with Tables

Both Summarize and Shorten can also be applied to text within tables. The add-on will process the text in each cell and generate a new table with the modified content below the original, preserving the table's structure.