Collaborate with Gemini in Google Docs

1. On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
   • When you open a document that has text, on the side panel, you’ll find a summary of your document.
   • To get a summary of your document, ask Gemini.
     • Examples:
       • “Summarize this document in 3 bullet points.”
       • “Explain this document like I'm 5 years old.”
     • To summarize a specific section of your document:
       1. Highlight the text.
       2. On the side panel, ask Gemini to summarize your text.
3. You can also:
   • Add the text to your document: Click Insert .
   • Find a different version: Click Retry .
   • Send feedback about the suggested text: Click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .

1. On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
3. On the side panel, select a prompt or create your own.
4. Press Enter.
5. Generate text and refine it.
   • Examples:
     • “Write an announcement email about a new feature.”
     • “Make the announcement more fun.”
6. You can also:
   • Add the text to your document: Click Insert .
   • Find a different version: Click Retry .
   • Send feedback about the suggested text: Click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .

You can ask Gemini to generate images in Docs.

1. On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
3. On the side panel, create your own prompt.
   • Example: “Create an image of a dog with glasses.”
4. On the image that you like, you can hover over to:
   • Insert an image: Click Insert .
   • Find similar images: Click Generate more .
5. You can also:
   • Find more images: At the bottom, click Generate more .
   • Change your prompt: Click Edit prompt .
   • Send feedback about the generated images: At the bottom, click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .

You can ask Gemini to access, summarize, and get information from Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms from Drive inside Google Docs.

1. On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
3. To reference a file, in the side panel, enter “@” followed by the name of the file.
   • A menu opens with a list of your Drive files.
4. To find your file, enter the file name and select it from the list that shows. For example, “@Monthly Business Review.”
   • You can also add your file name to the prompt and ask Gemini what you need from the referenced file.
     • Example: “What are the main points of @Monthly Business Review?"
5. You can also:
   • Add the text to your document: Click Insert .
   • Generate a new suggestion: Click Retry .
   • Send feedback about the suggested text: Click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .

You can ask Gemini to reference emails to generate responses.

1. On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
3. On the side panel, ask questions about your Gmail emails.
   • Example: “Catch me up on the latest Monthly Review emails.”
4. To check which emails were used, at the bottom of the response, click Sources.
5. You can also:
   • Add the suggested content to the document: Click Insert .
   • Generate a new suggestion: Click Retry .
   • Send feedback about the suggested text: Click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .

• “How do I make my document pageless?”
• “Can I add markups to my document?”

Important: To get answers from the web, make sure to include phrases like “Use Google Search” or “Using web search” in your prompt.

• “Write a paragraph describing the weather today in Mountain View, California using web search.”
• “Help me write a paragraph explaining if lightning can strike the same place twice using only information from the web.”