Create documents with Gemini in Google Docs (Workspace Labs)

Important: This article refers to Google Workspace Labs, which is a trusted tester program for users to try new AI Features. To check if you have access to Workspace Labs features, open a document in Google Docs. In the toolbar, under File and then New, look for Help me create . Learn where you can use Workspace Labs features.

In Google Docs, use “help me create” to create formatted documents from scratch. Based on your existing Workspace files (“@ filename”), you can create:

  • Proposals
  • Project trackers
  • Brainstorm documents
  • Blog posts
  • Press releases
  • Campaign briefs
  • Menus for dinner parties
  • Family newsletters
  • Vacation itineraries and more

Generate a document with Gemini

Important: This feature is:

  • Rolling out gradually and may not be available to you yet.
  • Currently available on desktop.
  • Only available in a new, blank document.
  1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
  2. In the document, click File and then New and then Help me create.
  3. In the window that opens, enter a prompt that describes your document.
    • Tip: To get ideas for new prompts, explore the suggested prompt tiles or click Shuffle .
  4. Optional: To add related documents, next to the prompt, enter the “@” symbol.
  5. To generate a document, click Next.

Tip: Once you submit your request and all related documents, Docs will generate:

Note:

  • Help me create can’t currently incorporate web search results or content from your Workspace files (unless explicitly mentioned using @filename).
  • Help me create is currently limited to content extraction from other Workspace files and doesn’t include structure or style from those files.
Learn how to write prompts to create documents

Here are some quick tips to help you write prompts to create documents with “help me create” in Google Docs:

  • When you write prompts:

Use natural language
  • Write like you talk.
  • Express thoughts in full sentences.

Be specific
  • Provide as much context as possible in your prompt, for example: “Written for a millennial audience. Include illustrations related to each story.”
  • Attach relevant documents. Use the @ symbol and descriptive prompts to specify details like audience, purpose, and goals.

Make it a conversation
  • If the results don’t meet your expectations or you believe there’s room for improvement, fine tune your prompts.
  • To yield better results, use follow-up prompts and an iterative process of review and refinement.
Sample prompts for “help me create”

To get better results, provide as much relevant context as possible and build on your prompts, such as:

“Help me create a content plan for a blogpost on health conscious superfoods. Include potential recipes, nutritional information, ingredients, and personal tips.”
“I am a team leader for the CyberMax project, and I am working on a daily sync with the team members and editors. Can you please prepare an organized and professional format for the daily sync doc with dates, action items, an agenda, and some open-ended questions?”
“Hi! Can you help me draft a fun Friday memo for my team thanking them for their hard work and reminding them Monday is a holiday? I’d like it to be work appropriate, but fun using emojis and jokes or puns!”
“Blank financial report template for bakery in Q1 and Q2.”
“I'm leaving my kids with a babysitter for an evening date night. Can you help me create detailed instructions for the babysitter, including daytime and nighttime schedules, allergies, favorite snacks and toys for each child, and emergency contacts?”

Give feedback on generated documents

Gemini for Google Workspace 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.

  1. At the bottom left of the generated document, a message shows up, select Good draft document or Bad draft document .
  2. ​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 draft document , select Next to select the issue you found and enter additional feedback.
  3. Select Submit.

To provide general feedback on this feature, at the top, go to Help and then Help Docs improve.

To report a legal issue, create a request.

Turn off the “help me create” feature

To turn off any of the features on Google Workspace Labs you must exit Workspace Labs. If you exit, you will permanently lose access to all Workspace Labs features, and you won’t be able to rejoin Workspace Labs. Learn more about how to exit Workspace Labs.

Learn about Workspace Labs feature suggestions

  • Workspace Labs feature suggestions don’t represent Google’s views, and shouldn’t be attributed to Google.
  • Don’t rely on Workspace Labs features as medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice.
  • Workspace Labs features may suggest inaccurate or inappropriate information. Your feedback makes Workspace Labs more helpful and safe.
  • Don’t include personal, confidential, or sensitive information in your prompts.
  • Google uses Workspace Labs data and metrics to provide, improve, and develop products, services, and machine learning technologies across Google.
  • Your Workspace Labs Data may also be read, rated, annotated, and reviewed by human reviewers. Importantly, where Google uses Google-selected input (as described in the Privacy Notice) to generate output, Google will aggregate and/or pseudonymize that content and resulting output before it's reviewed by human reviewers, unless it's specifically provided as part of your feedback to Google.
  • Generated images are for use only within Google Docs.
  • Workspace Labs generated images are designed to bring your imagination to life in Google Docs, and may not represent real-world situations.

How Workspace Labs data in Google Docs is collected

When you use "help me create" in Google docs, Google uses and stores the following data:

  • Prompts you enter or select
  • Generated text
  • Document content that is referenced to generate text
  • Your feedback on generated text

To understand how this data is used, review the Google Workspace Labs Privacy Notice and Terms for Personal Accounts.

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