# Google Gemini one-page setup guide

Last refreshed: 10 June 2026

## Best fit

Gemini is usually the best first assistant when the business already works in Google Workspace: Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides and Meet.

## First-week setup

1. Confirm whether users have Gemini app access, Google Workspace Gemini, or both.
2. Choose one familiar workflow in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides or Drive.
3. Teach a simple request shape: job, audience, source material and desired answer.
4. Agree what business data can be used in Google-hosted AI tools.
5. Organise Drive files and permissions so source context is reliable.

## Good first uses

- Draft or refine a Gmail reply.
- Summarise a Google Doc and turn it into action points.
- Create a first slide outline from a project brief.
- Use Drive-connected context to find and summarise relevant material.

## Watch-outs

- Features vary by account type, region, app and admin setting.
- Drive context only helps when files are organised and permissions are sensible.
- Workspace rollouts need clear guidance so people do not use the tools randomly.
- Always check facts, links and customer-facing copy.

## Official references

- Gemini Apps help: https://support.google.com/gemini/
- Gemini for Google Workspace help: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/15650469
- Google Workspace Gemini getting started: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/13952129

## Practical first prompt

Summarise this document for a busy manager. Give the decision, the supporting facts, the risks, the next three actions and any missing information that should be checked.