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Summarize Drive files with Gemini

  • On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
  • In the top right, click Ask Gemini.
  • In the side panel, choose a suggestion or write a new one. Remember to include the document title in your prompt.
    • Example: “Summarize the key points in ‘Sales team meeting notes'”.
  • Press Enter.
  • Gemini will display the summary of your file/document.
  • After receiving a response:

Below is a summary of the suggested content with the following options:

  • View more: Displays the full summary of the content.
  • Sources: Allows you to view the files and documents used to generate the response.
  • Retry: Generates new text.
    • Optional: you can ask Gemini questions to get a better understanding of the document. Some suggestions:
      • “When does our contract with Provider A expire?”
      • “Summarize this file into bullet points”
      • “How many customer subscriptions did we get for this test application?”
      • “Who wrote the Project B design document?”