Use Quick Insert to add & create content

You can create rich content easily. You don’t need to switch contexts or use your mouse.

With Quick Insert, you can:

  • Insert a link into a doc or chat without leaving your context.
  • Get writing suggestions.
  • Insert recently viewed YouTube videos and docs.
  • Search for web links and YouTube videos without leaving your context.
  • Attach files from your Chromebook without leaving your context.

Get started with Quick Insert

  1. On your Chromebook, open a doc or chat.
  2. To open Quick Insert, press the Quick Insert key .
    • If your keyboard doesn’t have the Quick Insert key, press Launcher + f key or Google + f key.
  3. From the menu that opens, select from the default actions or begin to type what you want to insert. As you type, Quick Insert will provide suggestions. You can:
    • Type in a web search.
    • Select a recently searched image or YouTube video.
    • Add emojis, emoticons, symbols, and GIFs.
    • Get writing help with Help me write.
    • Attach files from your Chromebook.
  4. To insert an item, highlight it and press Enter.
    • The web link or image will be automatically inserted into the doc or chat you’re opened to.

Other ways to use Quick Insert

Search for content
  1. On your Chromebook, open a doc or chat.
  2. To open Quick Insert, press the Quick Insert key .
    • If your keyboard doesn’t have the Quick Insert key, press Launcher + f key or Google + f key.
  3. Type what you want to search for.
    • You’ll find results from your Google Drive, your Chromebook, and the web.
  4. To find further results, next to the category you’d like to search, select See more.
Use categories to find content
  1. On your Chromebook, open a doc or chat.
  2. To open Quick Insert, press the Quick Insert key .
    • If your keyboard doesn’t have the Quick Insert key, press Launcher + f key or Google + f key.
  3. Scroll down and select one of the categories, such as “Open tabs” or “GIFs.”
  4. In the new text box that opens, type what you want to search for.
    • The results will only be within that category. For example, if you opened “GIFs,” your search will only return GIFs.
Use Generative AI to create written content
  1. On your Chromebook, open a doc or chat.
  2. To open Quick Insert, press the Quick Insert key .
  3. Type a prompt that explains the content you want created.
  4. Select the option that best matches the written content you want.

Tips:

  • You can edit the content or get further help from Help me write to improve the content.
  • You can also often find Help me write when you open the Quick Insert menu.
Customize the Quick Insert key

You can set a key on your keyboard to be the Quick Insert key:

  1. On your Chromebook, at the bottom right, select the time.
  2. Select Settings .
  3. From the left side menu, select Device and then Keyboard and inputs and then Customize keyboard keys.
  4. Select the key you want to use as Quick Insert.
  5. From the dropdown menu, select Quick Insert.

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