You can use Gemini to quickly draft and refine Gmail messages directly within your Gemini chat. This helps you compose professional, clear, and contextually relevant messages, saving you time and effort in your communication.
Draft a Gmail message in a Gemini chat
You can ask Gemini to compose an email based on your instructions and then easily send it or transfer the draft to Gmail.
- On your phone or tablet, open the Gemini mobile app
or go to gemini.google.com.
- In a chat, ask Gemini to draft an email. For example, you can say:
- Draft an email: "Draft an email to my colleague about rescheduling our meeting to next Tuesday at 3 PM."
- Write a formal email: "Write a formal email to my professor requesting an extension for the assignment."
- Compose a friendly email: "Compose a friendly email to my team inviting them to a virtual coffee break."
- Review Gemini's generated draft in the chat.
- To send the email, tap Send
.
- On gemini.google.com, you can also send the draft to Gmail. Below the draft, tap Edit in Gmail. A new Gmail compose window opens with the drafted email content, subject, and recipient (if specified in your prompt).
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Tip: To draft Gmail messages in Gemini, make sure Google Workspace is connected to Gemini Apps. Learn how to connect the Google Workspace connected app.
Refine your email draft with Gemini
After Gemini provides an initial draft, you can ask for revisions and improvements directly in the chat.
- After Gemini generates an email draft, review its content.
- In the same chat, tap the email to edit it.
- Within the editor:
- Edit the email directly, or
- In the text box, describe your changes. For example, you can say:
- Make it formal: "Make this email more formal."
- Shorten the email: "Shorten it and make it more concise."
- Change the tone: "Change the tone to be more encouraging."
- Expand on benefits: "Expand on the benefits of the new project.”
- Optionally, you can highlight text in the email body first, then describe your changes.
- Repeat these steps until you are satisfied with the email draft.
- Once finalized, tap Send