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What’s changing

We’re excited to announce source-grounded writing help in Google Docs. Gemini will automatically curate a list of sources linked in your document and you can choose to ask it to only pull details from those sources when providing writing assistance via the side panel. This will keep suggestions focused and grounded in trusted content. With source-grounded writing help you can:

  • Create contextual and reliable output from Gemini 
  • Query available knowledge on a topic, getting accurate answers that are tailored to your needs

Using this trusted and relevant content can help ensure you’re using exactly the context you need — no guesswork or tab switching required. 

Additionally, this launch can help save users time. All users have to do is link files in their document, which many users already do today, and then select "Document links" to ground on those files. 

Previously, users would have to remember and individually add files in the prompt field to ground Gemini in them. Adding files individually is still available for users that want to ground on files that are not linked in the document. However, this launch will make it quicker and easier for users that have already linked the relevant files in the doc to ground Gemini on that information, and can help ensure important sources are not left out.


Ground Gemini by selecting linked sources in the side panel
Ground Gemini by selecting linked sources in the side panel

Who’s impacted

End users

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: This feature will be available by default and is available in the side panel of Docs. Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to collaborate with Gemini in Google Docs. 

The dialog in the side panel where users can choose to ground Gemini in linked files


The dialog in the side panel where users can choose to ground Gemini in linked files

Rollout pace

Availability

Available for Google Workspace:

  • Business Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise Standard, and Plus
  • Gemini Business, Enterprise
  • Google AI Pro for Education
  • Google One AI Premium 

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What’s happening

We are rolling out two significant updates to Connected Sheets pivot tables backed by BigQuery, designed to increase analytical capacity and streamline your workflow.
 
First, we’re doubling row capacity for pivot tables backed by BigQuery in Connected Sheets, from 100,000 to 200,000 rows. This change will allow users to bring in substantially larger views of BigQuery datasets in a single pivot table, enabling wider, more comprehensive analyses within the familiar Sheets environment.

Second, we’re launching the ability to “drill down” into Connected Sheets pivot tables, allowing you to immediately access the granular data making up any aggregated value. Users can now double-click on a pivot table cell or use the right-click > Show details menu option to instantly create a pre-configured extract, focusing on the specific records that make up that summary metric.

Automatically create a pre-configured extract to drill down into any pivot table aggregated cell


Automatically create a pre-configured extract to drill down into any pivot table aggregated cell

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts

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What’s changing

We are updating the schema and event modeling for several Admin audit log events, specifically some of the events related to account security, Gmail, and Drive settings, along with other admin-defined setting audit logs. These improvements aim to make the logs more understandable, detailed, and precise.  A complete list of the updates can be found in the Help Center. 

The updates involve changes to event names, event types, and the volume of these affected log events. Some legacy events may be redundant as a part of this change. If you're using any legacy events, some of the updates might require changes to your existing queries, alerts, and reports to get the full benefit of the changes. Both the new and old events will continue to be available for you to make the necessary changes.

Who’s impacted

Admins 

Why it matters

Granular audit logs are critical to helping organizations investigate cybersecurity incidents and understand their data usage. The changes announced today expand the depth of analysis that can be performed.  

Rollout pace

Getting started

  • Admins:  As the changes become available, you can get started with your analysis in either the Audit and Investigation tool. 
  • End users: There is no end user setting for this feature.

Availability

  • Available for Google Workspace with Audit Log eligible licenses.  To learn more about the Audit Log availability for your license types, please review this article. 

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What’s changing

We are introducing the ability to create slide presentations in the Gemini app through Canvas. Simply provide an idea with a simple text prompt or upload a source, and Gemini will generate a set of slides — complete with a theme and relevant images. Then, export the presentation from the Gemini app directly to Google Slides to continue to refine or collaborate with others.

  • Working professionals can upload a sales brief or information on your company to create an initial pitch deck, leverage a campaign brief/product doc and generate a launch presentation, upload a large research report or document to distill into a summary, and more.
  • Educators can instantly create a first draft of a lesson presentation with engaging visual aids, saving valuable prep time that can be focused on instructional strategy.
  • Students can transform their class notes or a document into a structured presentation, helping them quickly organize their ideas for a class project.
  • Nonprofit Executive Directors can transform their measurement and evaluation results into a structured presentation for their next board meeting.
Simply open the Gemini app, select “Canvas” in the toolbar, and ask Gemini to “create a presentation.” You can specify a topic or upload your own source with the prompt.


Generating presentations is available on Gemini web (gemini.google.com) and mobile web, with availability on the Gemini app on Android and iOS coming soon. 

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

Available for Google Workspace: 

  • Business Starter, Standard and Plus 
  • Enterprise Starter, Standard and Plus 
  • Essentials, Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Essentials Plus 
  • Education Fundamentals, Standard and Plus
  • Nonprofits
Also available to:

  • Google AI Pro and Ultra
  • Google AI Pro for Education

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What’s happening

We are introducing improved LaTeX rendering and PDF export capabilities directly within the Gemini app. LaTeX is a document preparation system widely used in academic, scientific, and technical fields to create high-quality documents with complex formatting, such as mathematical equations, tables, and multi-column layouts.

Previously, working with LaTeX required specialized editors and significant technical expertise to find and fix errors. With this update, Gemini makes it much easier for everyone to create professional documents.

Our new LaTeX features include:

  • PDF generation: Users can now generate a pdf using LaTeX, preview it in gemini and download the pdf, ready for sharing or printing
  • Easy editing in Canvas documents: You can now add LaTeX to any document in Canvas by clicking the 𝒇𝚡 button in canvas and edit any LaTeX by clicking on the formula directly in canvas
  • Copying: Copying LaTeX from any response in Gemini will now copy the unrendered LaTeX code
This update makes Gemini a more powerful tool for students, researchers, engineers, and anyone in your organization who needs to create polished, complex documents like academic papers, problem sets, technical reports, or resumes.


Exporting to PDF is available on web and mobile web with read-only viewing available in the Gemini app on Android and iOS. 

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. Visit the Help Center to learn more.

Rollout pace

  • This feature is now available.

Availability

Available for Google Workspace:

  • Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Essentials Starter, Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus
  • Education Fundamentals, Standard, Plus
  • Nonprofits
Also available to:

  • Google AI Pro and Ultra
  • Gemini Business, Enterprise*
  • Google AI Pro for Education
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.

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