Insert smart chips in Google Docs

Insert smart chips in your Google Doc to include information about:

• Other users with Gmail or Workspace email addresses
• Other Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides files
• Dates or Google Calendar events
• Places and map directions

Where there’s a smart chip in your document, you and other users can hover or click on a chip to get more information.

You can also insert placeholder chips, time trackers, and dropdowns, and use building blocks to track projects, files, and more.

1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
2. Type "@" anywhere in your document or click the "@" button on a blank line.
3. To narrow your suggestions, select from the list of suggestions or enter letters, numbers, or symbols.
   • Tip: To add a people smart chip, start typing the name or email address of the person you want, or type @me to add yourself.
   • Tip: To add a file smart chip, enter the file name or related keywords.
4. To add a smart chip that a collaborator can fill in, select "Placeholder chip." Then select the type of information you want your collaborator to add when they fill in the smart chip.
5. Hover over the chip to view related information.

Important: When you mention another user in a smart chip, they don't automatically get access to your document. To grant access to another user, you must share your document.

• Insert building blocks in Google Docs
• Add items with the @ menu
• Use Google Docs to draft emails
• Share files from Google Drive
• Use AppSheet smart chips in Google Docs