Tips for brainstorming

Important: You can only create new calendars from a browser. After you create a calendar, you can find it on your browser and in the Calendar app.

1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
2. On the left, next to "Other calendars," click Add other calendars Create new calendar.
3. Add a name and description for your calendar.
4. Click Create calendar.

1. On your computer, go to Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Vids.
2. Double-click or right-click the file you want to share.
3. Click Share .
4. Enter a recipient.
5. Click Send .

Brainstorm together in a shared document

1. On your computer, open the Docs home screen at docs.google.com.
2. In the top left, under "Start a new document," click Blank .

1. Create a file in Google Drive, or open an existing file.
2. In the file, click Share.
3. In the Invite people field, enter the group's address.
4. Select the level of access you want to provide the group: Editor, Commenter, or Viewer.
5. Click Send.

Store brainstorm documents in one place

On your computer, you can upload from drive.google.com or your desktop. You can upload files into private or shared folders.

1. On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
2. At the top left, click New File Upload or Folder Upload.
3. Choose the file or folder you want to upload.

1. On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
2. At the left, click Shared drives and double-click one of your shared drives.
3. At the top left, click New.
4. Click the type of file or folder you want to create or upload from your computer. 

1. Create a file in Google Drive, or open an existing file.
2. In the file, click Share.
3. In the Invite people field, enter the group's address.
4. Select the level of access you want to provide the group: Editor, Commenter, or Viewer.
5. Click Send.

Prepare team members for meetings

1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
2. Create an event, or open an existing event.
3. If you create a new event, click More options.
4. At the bottom, in the description box, click Add a Google Drive attachment .
5. Choose a file that's already in your Google Drive. To add a file from your computer, click Upload.
6. When you finish, click Select or Upload.

Discuss ideas in a video meeting

1. Go to forms.google.com.
2. Click Blank form .
3. Name your untitled form.

If you store your responses in a spreadsheet, Google Sheets automatically puts your data in a table. It gives your data format and structure.

1. Open a form in Google Forms.
2. At the top, click Responses Summary.
3. At the top right, click More  Select destination for responses.
4. Select an option:
   • Create a new spreadsheet: Creates a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
   • Select existing spreadsheet: Select the existing spreadsheet that you want to store the responses in.
5. Click Create or Select.

Keep track of ideas & tasks

1. In Google Drive, click NewGoogle SheetsBlank spreadsheet.
2. Click Untitled spreadsheet and enter a title for your project plan.
3. Add columns. For example, you might add columns for tasks, task owners, due dates, status, and comments.
4. Add content to track the tasks in your project.

Build your brainstorming site

1. On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docs or Slides.
2. Click Insert Image.
3. Choose where to get your image from.
   • Upload from computer: Insert an image saved on your device.
   • Stock & web: Insert stock images, GIF files, stickers, and Google images.
   • Drive & Photos: Use an image from your Google Drive or Photos library.
   • Camera: Use your device’s camera to add an image.
   • By URL: Insert a link to your image or insert a .gif.
4. Click Insert or Open.

Create images based on slide content with Gemini

1. On your computer, open Google Slides.
2. At the top, click Ask Gemini .
3. In the side panel, you can:
   • Create an image based on a selected slide: For example, you can enter Create an image or Suggest images for this slide.
   • Select a suggested prompt: Gemini in Slides might suggest images based on the content of your slides.
   • Create your own prompt: For example, you can ask Create an image of a dog with glasses.
4. Press Enter.
5. Point to a specific image and click Insert .
6. (Optional) To send feedback about the image, click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .
7. You can also:
   • Edit the prompt: Click Edit Prompt .
   • Generate more images: At the bottom, click Generate more .

Generate a new slide with Gemini

You can use the Gemini in Slides side panel to generate a new slide.

1. On your computer, open Google Slides. New slides are generated using your current theme.
2. At the top, click Ask Gemini .
3. In the side panel, select a prompt or create your own. To create a prompt with the name of your file, insert @ before the name. For example, Create a slide about how to optimally train for a marathon or Create a slide about @Company 2023 Goals deck.
4. From the generated slide, you can:
   • Get a different version: From the menu, click Retry .
   • Add the slide to your presentation: From the menu, click Insert .
   • Refine the generated slide: From the menu, click Close . On the side panel, write a new prompt.
   • Send feedback: From the menu, click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .

Create a video with Vids

1. On your computer, open Google Vids.
2. Choose an option:
   • Help Me Create: Create a video with AI in Google Vids. 
   • Select a template: Build your video based on a template that you select. 
   • Start with a recording: Build your video with a video, audio, or screen recording. 
   • Upload media: Build your video by recording yourself (audio narration or a full video recording), your computer screen, or both.