Collaborate with Gemini in Google Docs

Important: This is an experimental feature rolling out through the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise Alpha, and may not be available to you.

This feature is also available through our early access testing program, Google Workspace Labs.

In Google Docs, you can ask Gemini to:

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

This feature is currently available on desktop.

Use the Gemini in Docs side panel

An animation that shows the user asking the Gemini in Docs side panel to summarize a project brief about an electric bike

On your computer, open a document from Google Docs.
At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
To make the side panel bigger, click Expand .
- To go back to its original size, click Collapse .
At the bottom of the panel, you can select from suggested prompts or write your own.
Press Enter.
After Gemini generates content, on the side panel, you can:
- Generate new text or image: Click Retry .
- Add the suggested content to the document: Click Insert .
  - Before you click Insert , place your cursor where you want the content to be inserted in your document.
- Refine the generated text or image: Write a new prompt.
- For long answers, you can:
  - Show all of the suggested content: Click View more .
  - Show less: Click View less .
To close the panel, click Close .

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.”
      - “Explain this document like I'm 5 years old.”
    - To summarize a specific section of your document:
      - Highlight the text.
      - On the side panel, ask Gemini to “Summarize this 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 Show more .
You can also:
- Find more images: At the bottom, click Show 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 .

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.

Clear history with the Gemini in Docs side panel

To remove all generated text or images that you haven’t imported to the document, you can clear your Gemini history at any time

On your computer, at the top right of the Gemini in Docs side panel, click Clear history .
In the pop-up window, click Clear.

You’ll also lose your conversation history:

If you refresh your browser
If you close and reopen the document
If your computer goes offline

Tip: To avoid losing your history, import generated output in the document.

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.
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.