Need tips on writing summaries

[ClubMed]

I have to summarise an article for a friend, it is about Photoshop Elements, I need some tips on writing summaries, havent done any in a long while.

Thanks people.

[ClubMed]

specificaly, the author starts off in first person, do i maintain this or can i change it to my own words too?

[Theophylact]

You should either maintain a consistent point of view, suppressing any evidence of a second voice, or indicate when it's a second person doing the speaking, if it's important to get across the fact that you are about to relate a contrasting experience or express a different opinion.

Question: Why did your friend write in the first person, anyway? Is this essential? It's not common in technical writing. I don't mean that you should use the passive voice, just that first-person narrative has a very different flavor.

[ClubMed]

He didn't write it, it's an article from a design magazine, he needs it summarised but his English is not good enough. He is a student at a German design school and sometimes they have to do work in English.

[ClubMed]

by the way, thanks for the tips Theo.