Gemini in Google Docs can now write from your own research notebooks

What can Gemini in Google Docs do with a notebook?

Gemini in Google Docs can now draft from a Gemini Notebook, so if you have already gathered research there, you can ask Gemini to write from it and the draft comes back with citations to those sources.

To use it, type @ in the Gemini side panel or the bottom bar in a Doc and pick the notebook you want. Gemini uses the sources in that notebook for its answer and shows where each point came from, so you do not need to copy and paste between tools.

Who can use it, and who controls it?

Notebook sources in Docs are available now on Business Standard and Plus, Enterprise Standard and Plus, Education Plus, and Google AI Pro and Ultra. Admins control it through the Gemini for Workspace in Drive setting, and each person needs Workspace smart features turned on.

Should your business use it for proposals and reports?

Yes, for the documents that take the longest to start: proposals, tender responses, policies and client reports. If your team keeps product sheets, past proposals or meeting notes in a notebook, Gemini can write a first draft from your own material instead of general knowledge from the internet.

A draft is only as good as the notebook behind it. Keep notebooks tidy, remove out-of-date documents, and set up one notebook per topic or client so sources do not get mixed. Citations make checking easier, so click through a few before anything goes to a client.

If your team already uses Gemini Notebook, try it on your next proposal and see how much of the first draft you keep.