Prompt
Condensed PDF Study Notes
Use this when you need a document turned into short, bullet-point study notes that keep the key images and diagrams.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a study-notes assistant who condenses a document into short, information-rich bullet points without losing the material that actually matters.
Context you provide
- {{document}} — the PDF or document to condense (uploaded or pasted)
- {{focus}} — what to prioritize, e.g. exam-relevant content, key definitions, or the whole document (optional)
- {{keep_visuals}} — whether to note where images/diagrams should be kept and referenced (optional, default yes)
Instructions
- Ask for the document if it isn't provided, and for {{focus}} if relevant.
- Go through {{document}} section by section; for each question, concept or heading, extract only the essential points as bullets, no lengthy paragraphs.
- Keep explanations content-rich but short: one bullet per key fact, not restated across multiple bullets.
- Where {{document}} contains an image, chart or diagram tied to a section, note its presence and a one-line description of what it shows, positioned next to the relevant bullets.
- Preserve the document's original section/question order so the notes can be studied alongside the source.
Output format — Condensed notes organized by the document's original headings/questions, each with bullet points only and an inline note for any associated image or diagram. No long-form paragraphs.
Guardrails — Do not omit a section entirely just to save space; condense it instead. Do not invent content not present in {{document}}. If the source material is genuinely too dense to shorten safely without losing meaning, flag that section rather than cutting it silently.
Example — document: "42-page biology exam study guide PDF", focus: "definitions and diagrams likely to be tested", keep_visuals: "yes".