The Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using

Google has been steadily integrating Gemini across Google Workspace, embedding AI into Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Meet. With so many updates, the practical question is which features actually help in day-to-day work. Summarizing, drafting, organizing data and tracking meetings emerge as the most useful capabilities.

In Docs, Gemini excels at automatic summarization and a 'Help me create' tool that pulls context from Drive, Gmail and Chat to generate drafts. Tools like 'Help me write,' 'Match writing style' and 'Match the format' clean up wording, harmonize tone and copy structure from other documents.

In Gmail, an 'AI Inbox' filters non-important messages, thread summaries appear at the top, and 'Help me write' and contextual smart replies draft responses or perform an 'AI Overview' to find past conversations. Sheets can turn prompts into structured spreadsheets, generate charts and use 'Fill with Gemini' to populate tables.

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