Things you can ask Gemini in Gmail

Summarize an email thread

Gemini can summarize an email thread with more than 2 replies.

• At the top of the email thread, click on “Summarize this email”.
• In the side panel, you can also enter a prompt to request a summary.

Examples:

• “Summarize this email.”
• “Create a to-do list for me based on this email.”
• “Explain this email to me like I’m a five-year-old.”

Suggest reply options

Gemini can draft a new email or a reply.

• To get suggested replies:
  • On your computer, open an email thread.
  • Click on “Ask Gemini”.
    • On the bottom right, click “Suggest a reply”.
• To draft a new email from scratch, ask Gemini to create the draft.

Example:

• “Draft an email to announce the launch of Project Clover.”
• “Draft a thank you note for a colleague for their work on Project Clover.”

Find information from past emails

Gemini gets context from information in your email inbox, such as reservations, packages, and flights, for example:

• “When does my package arrive?”
• “What time is my next flight?”

Search for specific types of emails

Gemini can search for your unread emails, emails from a specific date range, and emails from specific people. Gemini will load the results into a Gmail search. 

Examples:

• “Show me my unread emails.”
• “Emails from [person] sent last week.”
• “Show me unread emails from this week.”

Find information from your Google Drive files

Gemini can reference files and documents from Google Drive. 

Examples:

• “Could you extract the key points from my team’s weekly meeting minutes located in my documents?”
• “Summarize my document for Project Clover.”

Tip: To see the sources Gemini used in the response, select the “Sources” option.

• “How do I edit my email filters?”
• “What is the procedure for creating a label?”

Ask questions from the web

Important: To get answers from the web, it’s best to use phrases like “Search Google”, or “Searching the Internet”, or “Using web searches” in your prompt.

Examples of requests to the model:

• “Describe the current weather in my city using a web search.”
• “Explain, with information from the web, if lightning can strike twice in the same place.

Get information about your events

Important: Gemini in Gmail can only provide information about events from the main Calendar.

• “What is my first meeting tomorrow?”
• “When is the next time I’m meeting with Lori?”

Tip: To specify Google Calendar in your request, at the beginning of your prompt, add “@Calendar”.Create events

Important: Keep in mind that Gemini in Gmail only has the ability to create events directly in your main calendar.

• “Schedule a lunch block for tomorrow at noon.”
• “Create a weekly run on Fridays at 8 AM.”
• Based on an open email: “Add this to my calendar”.

Tip:

• To specify Google Calendar in your request, at the beginning of your prompt, add “@Calendar”.

Create images with Gemini

Gemini can also generate images in Gmail.

• On your computer, open Gmail.
• On the top right, click “Ask Gemini”.
• In the side panel, create your own prompt.

Example: “Create an image of a dog wearing glasses.”

You can also:

• Change your prompt:
  1. Click “Edit prompt”.
• Send feedback about the images:
  1. At the bottom, click “Good suggestion” or “Bad suggestion”.

Use a Gem

• On the computer, on the top right, select “Ask Gemini”.
• On the right, in the side panel, click “Gems”.
• Click on the Gem you want to use.
• Select a custom or pre-made Gem.
• Once ready, start the conversation with a question or a prompt at the bottom.

Tip: To create a Gem, go to gemini.google.com. You can then use your Gem in the Gemini application and the Gemini side panel. Learn how to use Gems in the Gemini apps.