Collaborate with Gemini in Google Docs

With Gemini in Google Docs, you can:

Write and refine content in context.
Summarize your files from Drive and emails from Gmail.
Create images.
Get creative ideas.

Feature availability

This feature is available to users on work or school accounts through a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on, and to users on personal accounts through Google One AI Premium. Learn about Gemini features and plans.
This feature is also available as part of our early access testing program, Google Workspace Labs.

Supported languages

If you have a work or school account with a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on, and your administrator turns on Alpha access, you can use the Gemini in Docs side panel in additional languages.
If you have a personal account with Google One AI Premium, the Gemini in Docs side panel is only available in English.
Learn about supported languages for Gemini for Google Workspace.

Get started with Gemini in Docs

An animation that shows how to ask Gemini in Docs about a proposal for a new electric bike

On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
In the side panel, select a suggested prompt or write your own prompt.
Select a suggestion
1. Select from the list of suggestions.
  - To get more options, select More suggestions.
2. At the bottom, in the prompt box, replace the example text with the information you want.
3. Press Enter.
Enter a prompt in Gemini
1. At the bottom, in the prompt box, enter a prompt.
2. Press Enter.
Optional: To remove your history, click More options Clear history.

Tip: To avoid losing your history, insert generated output in the document. You lose your conversation history when:

You refresh your browser.
You close and reopen the document.
Your computer goes offline.

Explore Gemini in Docs

Action	Description
Ask Gemini	Open Gemini.
More options	Clear your recent Gemini history and ask for more suggestions.
Expand	Make Gemini larger.
Collapse	Return Gemini to its original size.
Close	Close Gemini.
Clear history	Remove all generated text and images you did not insert into the document yet.
More suggestions	Find more suggestions from Gemini.
More image suggestions	Find more suggestions of images from Gemini.
Insert	Insert generated text into your document.
Insert image	Insert a generated image into your document.
Copy	Copy a suggestion.
Retry	Generate a different response from Gemini.
Preview	Preview the full suggestion before you insert it.
Retry with Google Search	Search on Google for more information about your question or request.
View more	View more of the response from Gemini.
View less	Minimize the response from Gemini.
Good suggestion	Give positive feedback about a response from Gemini.
Bad suggestion	Report an issue with a response from Gemini.

Things to ask Gemini in Docs

Summarize text with Gemini

On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
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.
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 .

Write or rewrite with Gemini

On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
On the side panel, select a prompt or create your own.
Press Enter.
Generate text and refine it.
- Examples:
  - “Write an announcement email about a new feature.”
  - “Make the announcement more fun.”
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 .

Create images with Gemini

You can ask Gemini to generate images in Docs.

On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
On the side panel, create your own prompt.
- Example: “Create an image of a dog with glasses.”
On the image that you like, you can hover over to:
- Insert an image: Click Insert .
- Find similar images: Click Generate more .
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 .

Reference your Drive files with Gemini

You can use Gemini to reference files from your Drive to generate responses in Docs.

On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
On the side panel, ask questions about your Drive files.
- Example: “What are the main points of @Meeting Notes: Core Team sync?"
To check which files were used, at the bottom of the response, click Sources.
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 .

Reference your Gmail emails with Gemini

You can ask Gemini to reference emails to generate responses.

On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
On the side panel, ask questions about your Gmail emails.
- Example: “Catch me up on the latest Monthly Review emails.”
To check which emails were used, at the bottom of the response, click Sources.
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 .

Get help with Google Docs

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

Get answers from the web

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.”

Give feedback on generated output

Gemini for Google Workspace is constantly learning and may not be able to support your request.

If you get a suggestion that’s inaccurate or that you feel is unsafe, you can submit feedback. Your feedback can help improve AI-assisted Workspace features and broader Google efforts in AI.

On your computer, below the generated text, click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .
If you click Bad suggestion , you can select the issue you found and enter additional feedback.
Click Submit.

To provide general feedback on this feature, at the top, go to Help Help Docs improve.

To report a legal issue, create a request.

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.