Whilst you’ve been able to export Gemini’s answers to Google Docs, or copy/paste then wherever you need them, it now has the ability to directly create files for you based on your request.
Currently, it supports Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, and Slides), PDFs, Microsoft Word (.docx), Microsoft Excel (.xlsx), CSVs, LaTeX (.tex), Plain Text (.txt), Rich Text Format (.rtf) and Markdown (.md).
Here’s how:
Get Gemini to create files for you
This week, rather than give you a step-by-step breakdown, it’s as simple as asking for what you want. Below are a few prompt examples to give you an idea of what’s possible.
At the very least, this new feature should save you a step if you’ve been taking answers and putting them into documents yourself.
“Take these pictures of my handwritten notes and transcribe them into a Google Doc.”
“I've attached 10 photos of receipts from a business trip. Extract them into an Excel file with columns for date, vendor, category, amount, and currency. Total each category and convert anything in USD to GBP at today's rate.”
"Create a 6-slide pitch deck for our new product called [name] aimed at [audience]. Use the attached overview doc to formulate the content."
“Here's a transcript of a voice memo I recorded while walking. It's rambling. Turn it into a Google Doc with my ideas grouped by theme, and a 'next steps' section at the end.”
“Research the top 10 [project management tools/CRMs/anything] for small businesses in 2026 and put them in an Excel sheet to compare with columns for name, starting price, standout feature, ideal customer, and a one-line verdict.”
(If you want more advanced spreadsheets, I recommend using the side panel inside Sheets instead, as it just got given some new abilities which I’ll write about soon.)
One thing to note is that Gemini can create a single file per prompt - so don’t ask for more than one thing at a time when you want the output to be files.
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