Track 7

Google Gemini

Google's AI, woven into the apps you already use

Gemini is Google's AI — in its own app and built into Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Search. Learn to chat, analyze files and images, generate visuals, and put Gemini to work right inside your Google workflow.

Wheregemini.google.com in any browser, the Android and iOS apps, and built into Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Sheets) and Search. A free Google account covers the basics.
GeminiWorkspace
@Gmail summarize my unread

Your 9 unread, in short:

  • 3 invoices need approval today
  • Client call moved to 2pm
  • Newsletter draft ready for review

The big picture

Google's AI, right where you work

Gemini is Google's AI assistant — in its own app and built directly into Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Search. If you live in Google's tools, it's the AI that's already there: ready to draft, summarize, analyze, and create.

Chat & create

Ask questions, draft and rewrite, brainstorm, translate, and reason — like any top AI assistant.

Inside Gmail & Docs

Draft replies, summarize threads, and write documents with Gemini built right into Workspace.

See & make images

Understand photos and screenshots you upload, and generate new images from a description.

Analyze your Drive

Point Gemini at your Google Drive files so it answers from your own documents.

Grounded in Search

Connected to Google Search, so answers can include fresh, cited information from the web.

Custom Gems

Build reusable mini-assistants — 'Gems' — for tasks you repeat, like a writing coach or study tutor.

Your roadmap

From first chat to your Google workflow

Start in the Gemini app, then learn to use it across Gmail, Docs, and Drive — and build your own Gems.

Start chatting with Gemini

  1. 1

    Open Gemini

    Go to gemini.google.com and sign in with your Google account, or get the app for Android and iOS. The free tier covers everything in this level.
  2. 2

    Ask in plain language

    Type a question or task and press Enter. Try “explain compound interest like I'm twelve” or “draft a thank-you note to a customer.”
  3. 3

    Add a goal and an audience

    Specifics win. Instead of “give me ideas,” try “give me five low-cost marketing ideas for a new coffee shop near a college.”
  4. 4

    Refine with follow-ups

    Reply with “make it shorter,” “more formal,” or “turn it into a bulleted list.” Gemini keeps the context.
  5. 5

    Check the sources

    When Gemini offers a “double-check with Google” option or shows citations, use them — it can verify its answer against Search.

Its edge is that it's connected to Google

Gemini is wired into Google. Ask about things in your Gmail or Drive, or for current info from Search — it can pull them in when you allow it. That's the advantage to lean on.

Keep it handy

Quick reference

Everyday moves

ActionHowWhen to use
New chatNew chat buttonAny time the topic changes.
Attach+ / uploadAsk about a file, sheet, or photo.
@ mentionType @Pull from Gmail, Docs, or Drive.
Create imageAsk in wordsIcons, art, and mockups.
Deep ResearchChoose the optionBig comparisons and reports.

Lives in your apps

Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Search — already there.

Reads & makes images

Understand uploads; generate new visuals.

Grounded in Search

Ask for current info and check the citations.

Gems for repeat work

Build a custom assistant once, reuse it.

Answers from your Drive

Point it at your own documents with @.

Context still wins

Goal + audience + format beats keywords.

Common questions

Good to know

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