On this page
- Summarize content in Google Docs
- Summarize an email or an email thread
- Create tables in Google Sheets
Summarize content in Google Docs
- On your computer, open a Google Docs file.
- Select the text you want to rewrite.
- On the left, click Help me write
.
- Choose the Summarize option from the menu.
- Choose an option:
- Click Replace to accept the new text.
- Click Insert to add the new text under the existing text.
- Click Close
to keep your existing text.
Summarize an email or an email thread
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- Open the email you want to summarize.
- At the top right, click Ask Gemini
.
- In the sidebar, click What’s this email about?
- (Optional) You can also prompt to ask for a summary. Examples:
- “Summarize this email.”
- “Create a list of action items for me based on this email.”
- “Explain this email to me like I’m 5 years old.”
- The summary appears in the side panel.
Create tables in Google Sheets
- On your computer, open a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
- At the top, click Ask Gemini
.
- Select a prompt or create your own. For example:
- “Create a framework for researching a sales prospect to prepare for a customer meeting.”
- “Set up a task tracker to build a new website.”
- “Plan a kick-off event for the sales team.”
- Press Enter.
- Choose an option:
- To add the table to your spreadsheet, click Insert
.
- To create a different version of the table, click Retry
.
- To add the table to your spreadsheet, click Insert
- Click Good suggestion
for a table that fulfills your request or Bad suggestion
for a table that does not meet your needs.
- When you’re finished, click Insert.
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