Collaborate with Gemini in Gmail

Important: This is an experimental feature rolling out through the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise Alpha, and may not be available to you.

This feature is also available through our early access testing program, Google Workspace Labs.

In Gmail, you can ask Gemini to:

• Summarize an email thread.
• Suggest responses to an email thread.
• Find information from previous emails.
• Find information from your Google Drive files.

This feature is currently available on desktop.

Use the Gemini in Gmail side panel

Tip: When an email thread is open, the Gemini in Gmail side panel suggests prompts based on the conversation.

1. On your computer, open Gmail.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
3. At the bottom of the panel, you can:
   • Select a suggested prompt when an email thread is open.
   • Write your own prompt.
4. From the generated text, you can:
   • Show more of the response: Click View more .
   • Show less of the response: Click View less .
   • Check sources for responses: If available, click Sources.
   • Refine the generated text: Write a new prompt.
5. To close the panel, click Close .

Tips:

• To show all suggested prompts, at the bottom of the side panel, click Show all .
• To minimize the list of suggested prompts, at the bottom of the side panel, click Show less .

Learn how the Gemini in Gmail side panel works

Summarize an email thread

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

• If the side panel is open, Gemini summarizes the email thread when you click What’s this email about?
• If the side panel is closed, at the top of an email thread, click Summarize this email.

In the side panel, you can also prompt to ask for a summary.

• Examples:
  • “Summarize this email.”
  • “Create a list of action items for me based on this email.”
  • “Explain this email to me like I’m 5 years old.”

Suggest reply options

Gemini can draft a new email or a reply.

• To get suggested replies:
  1. On your computer, open an email thread.
  2. Click Ask Gemini .
  3. At the bottom of the side panel, click Can you suggest a reply?
• To draft a new email, ask Gemini to create the draft.
  • Examples:
    • “Write an announcement email for the launch of Project Clover.”
    • “Create a thank you note to a colleague for their work on Project Clover.”

Find information from previous emails

Gemini can get information on reservations, flights, packages, and other emails sent to your inbox. For example:

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

Find information from your Google Drive files

Gemini can reference files and documents from Google Drive. For example:

• “What are the main points of the weekly team meeting notes from my documents?”
• “Summarize my document for Project Clover.”

Tip: To check files that Gemini used in its response, click Sources.

Give feedback on generated output

Gemini for Google Workspace is constantly learning and may not be able to support your request.

If you get a suggestion that’s inaccurate or that you feel is unsafe, you can submit feedback.

1. Below the generated output, click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .
2. If you click Bad suggestion , you can select the issue you found and enter additional feedback.
3. Click Submit.

To provide general feedback on this feature, at the top, go to Help Send feedback to Google.

To report a legal issue, create a request.

Clear history with the Gemini in Gmail side panel

To remove all generated content that you haven’t imported to your email, you can clear your Gemini history at any time.

1. On your computer, at the top right of the Gemini in Gmail side panel, click Clear history .
2. In the pop-up window, click Clear.

You’ll also lose your conversation history:

• Navigate from one email conversation to another.
• Reload your browser.
• Close and reopen Gmail.

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.

Related resources

• Collaborate with Gemini in Google Docs
• Collaborate with Gemini in Google Sheets
• Collaborate with Gemini in Google Slides
• Collaborate with Gemini in Google Drive