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 .

Important: To generate images in languages other than English, you need a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on with Alpha access.

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 use Gemini to reference files from your Drive to generate responses 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, ask questions about your Drive files.
   • Example: “What are the main points of @Meeting Notes: Core Team sync?"
4. To check which files were used, at the bottom of the response, click Sources.
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.”

Learn about Gemini feature suggestions

• Gemini feature suggestions don’t represent Google’s views, and should not be attributed to Google.
• Don’t rely on Gemini features as medical, legal, financial or other professional advice.
• Gemini features may suggest inaccurate or inappropriate information. Your feedback makes Gemini more helpful and safe.
• Enterprise end users can submit feedback about their experience using this feature. End users are informed before they submit feedback that the feedback data shouldn’t contain personal, sensitive, or confidential information.
• Your conversations with Gemini in Docs are not saved to Gemini Apps Activity. When you delete your Gemini in Docs conversation history, it doesn't delete any information that is saved to your Gemini Apps Activity. Learn how to delete your Gemini Apps Activity.
• Generated images are for use only within Google Docs.
• Gemini generated images are designed to bring your imagination to life in Docs, and may not represent real-world situations.