With Gemini in Chat, when you have a space or conversation open, you can:
- Summarize that space or conversation.
- Generate a list of action items from that space or conversation.
- Answer specific questions about that space or conversation.
Feature availability:
- This feature requires an eligible Google Workspace subscription. Learn about Gemini features and plans.
- Learn about supported languages for Google Workspace with Gemini.
Get started with Gemini in Chat
To summarize, generate action items, or answer questions about an active space or conversation, use Gemini in Chat.
Important: When you use Gemini in Chat, keep the conversation or space related to your prompt open.
- On your computer, go to chat.google.com.
- Open the Chat standalone app or Chat in Gmail.
- At the top right, click Ask Gemini
.
- Select from the list of suggestions.
- To get more options, select More suggestions.
- At the bottom, in the prompt box, replace the example text with the information that you want.
- Click Enter.
- At the bottom, in the prompt box, enter a prompt.
- Click Enter.
Tips:
- You can lose your conversation history when:
- You refresh your browser.
- You close and reopen Chat.
- Your computer goes offline.
- To remove your conversation history, click More options
Clear history.
Explore Gemini in Chat
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Action |
Description |
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Ask Gemini |
Open Gemini. |
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More options |
Clear your recent Gemini history and ask for more suggestions. |
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Expand |
Make Gemini larger. |
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Collapse |
Return Gemini to its original size. |
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Close |
Close Gemini. |
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Clear history |
Remove all generated text and images. |
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More suggestions |
Find more suggestions from Gemini. |
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More image suggestions |
Find more suggestions of images from Gemini. |
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Insert |
Insert generated text into your Chat. |
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Copy |
Copy a suggestion. |
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Retry with Google Search |
Search on Google for more information about your question or request. |
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View more |
Find more of the response from Gemini. |
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View less |
Minimize the response from Gemini. |
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Good suggestion |
Give positive feedback about a response from Gemini. |
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Bad suggestion |
Report an issue with a response from Gemini. |
Things to ask Gemini in Chat
While using Gemini in Chat, you can use Gemini to summarize, list action items, or answer specific questions about a conversation you have open. In the side panel, you can use a prompt to collaborate with Gemini in Chat.
Summarize a conversationWhile using Gemini in Chat, you can use Gemini to summarize a conversation you have open. The conversation should be open while using Gemini in Chat.
- In the side panel, you can prompt to ask for a summary or to summarize action items from a conversation that you currently have open.
- Examples:
- "Summarize this conversation."
- "What are the key takeaways in this conversation?”
- After an initial summary is generated, you can ask for a longer summary, "Give me a detailed summary of [topic] discussed in this space."
- Examples:
If a conversation is open when you use Gemini in Chat, you can use Gemini to summarize a file that’s shared in the conversation.
Important: You can summarize files that are shared as Drive links in Google Chat like:
- Microsoft Office formats, like:
- .docx (Word)
- .xlsx (Excel)
- .pptx (PowerPoint)
- .csv
- .txt
- Zip files
- Under the file, click Summarize this file
- In the side panel, you can also prompt Gemini to summarize action items in the file by attaching the file along with the prompt.
- Examples:
- “Summarize this file.”
- “Summarize xyz file in 3 sentences.”
- Examples:
While using Gemini in Chat, you can use Gemini to list action items from a conversation you have open.
- In the side panel, you can prompt to ask for a list of action items from a conversation that you currently have open.
- Examples:
- "What are the action items in this conversation?”
- “Are there any action items for me?"
- “Summarize [person's] action items”
- Examples:
While using Gemini in Chat, you can ask Gemini to answer questions about a conversation you have open.
- In the side panel, you can prompt to ask specific questions about the conversation that you currently have open.
- Examples:
- “What did [person] say about the timeline extension?”
- “What’s the decision on the project discussed in this conversation?"
- Examples:
Give feedback on generated output
Google Workspace with Gemini is constantly learning and may not be able to support your request. Because feedback may be human readable, please do not submit data that contains personal, confidential, or sensitive information.
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.
- Below the generated output, select Good suggestion
or Bad suggestion
.
- In the pop-up window, you can select the data you want to share along with your feedback, including prompts, additional context, and outputs. If you don’t want to share certain data, you can uncheck it.
- If you select Bad suggestion
- If you select Bad suggestion
- Select Submit.
To provide general feedback about Gemini, at the top, click Help
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 Chat are not saved to Gemini Activity. When you delete your Gemini in Chat conversation history, it doesn't delete any information that is saved to your Gemini Activity. Learn how to delete your Gemini Activity.