Gather files and links on one topic, ask questions about them, and return to the information's location in the source.
If you have books, lectures, and links on one topic, a notebook helps you collect them and ask questions about them instead of searching from scratch every time. You will see NotebookLM or Gemini Notebook, depending on the experience available to you.
Upload sources relevant to the topic and test access to them. A citation makes it easier to find the information, but does not guarantee a complete summary or a correct conclusion. Open the cited section and compare it with the answer, especially for important points.
Choose an output based on how you will use it: an explanation for understanding, questions for review, a presentation to deliver, or an audio summary to listen to. Outputs, customization, and source limits vary by account, so start with one section and test it before a whole course.
The notebook can become a long-term reference if the sources are organized and sharing is appropriate. After any update, ask a question whose answer you know to check that the new version is available and is not being mixed up with an old file.
Choose from what's available to you. You can use these prompts with several tools. What they can carry out depends on supported features and files.
See tool details and uses in the Tools library →A doctor studying for a fellowship has 12 recordings, a book, Guidelines, and notes scattered across Telegram and Drive. He gathered them in one notebook. When he needs information, he asks it and gets an answer with a source number beside each sentence. Before the exam, he asks for a Quiz on everything.
Gather suitable sources, specify each one's role and date, and return to the cited passage in the original.
Review the meaning and claims first, then choose a suitable format and design instead of accepting a Studio output as it is.
Open the menu and choose what fits your inputs and desired result. The method's guide appears directly below it.
Create a notebook for one topic and specify each source's role. Then mention the notebook in any Gemini conversation to create a table or guide from it, or build something with it in Canvas. Check every output against the original sources.
Try it on your work: Prepare what you'll work on and start with a small part. Review the result before continuing.
Open any step by its heading. Each explains what to do, why, and what to check before continuing.
Keeping topics separate reduces confusion and makes information easier to find.
A filename alone does not mean all its content was read.
An initial map helps you know what to ask about next.
An answer is useful when you can tell where it came from.
A review map differs from a presentation to deliver. Start with the need.
A notebook is useful in the long term if you know who can access it and when it needs updating.
Open a prompt and fill in your details. Empty fields remain visible so you don't forget them.
Write the prompt in a conversation with the suggested tool after preparing the files listed in the steps.
Copy the prompt as it is, or tailor it with your details first.
We define the information we need and how it will be used, so the summary or presentation stays based on your sources.
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Enter this in the customization field before creating the audio summary
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Enter this in the customization field for the presentation or infographic
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Check source quality and the cited passage. Relying on your files does not prevent every misunderstanding or summarization error.
If there's a problem, name the unsuitable part, show an example, and request a specific edit.
