AIAP Tool Guides·Gemini·12:59

Gemini Canvas and Google Workspace Apps: Infographics and Docs in a Side Panel, Tone Slider, Export to Docs, and Calendar and Gmail Queries

Karan Rana Brand/marketing manager, YouTuber, podcaster and course creator ("a non-tech guy"); presents the AI for Marketing, NotebookLM and Manus tool guides

▶LMS lesson

The short version

Canvas opens a side panel for docs, code and infographics: an "infographic on five smart flying tips for Indian travelers" came out as ~137 lines of HTML with Preview/Code toggle and a public share link (0:00-0:05).
Doc mode: change length, a tone slider from super casual to super formal, suggest edits, version history, Create (infographic, web page, audio overview), Export to Docs (0:05-0:08).
Apps: enable Gmail, Docs, Keep, Calendar, Drive; @-tag Calendar (rephrase if a query fails) or Gmail ("last three mails from Pat Flynn") (0:08-0:12).

At a glance, three clicks deep

Skim here first: the closed row is the glance, open is the study card with the key points and timestamps, and the ↓ link drops to that concept's full write-up below.

01Canvas: docs and HTML artefacts beside the chatClick Canvas, prompt, and work on the result in a side panel - preview or code, edit, share a link, or export.›

Click Canvas, prompt, and work on the result in a side panel - preview or code, edit, share a link, or export.

Infographic (0:01-0:05)

Doc tools (0:05-0:08)

↓ Full write-up of this concept

02Workspace queries: rephrase when the app returns nothingTurn on each app once (granting permission), @-tag it, and ask in plain language;›

Turn on each app once (granting permission), @-tag it, and ask in plain language; if it fails, reword.

Apps setup (0:08-0:09)

Calendar and Gmail (0:09-0:12)

↓ Full write-up of this concept

The concepts in full

Canvas: docs and HTML artefacts beside the chat

how-to

A non-coder "vibe codes" an infographic in one prompt.

The infographic arrived (unexpectedly in Hindi) as editable HTML you can copy into a .html file or share publicly for collaboration. The doc "social media strategies for tech apps" turned "yo, listen up" casual with the tone slider; version history restored the original; Export to Docs created a Google Doc.

Do it in this order

01Click Canvas under the chat; prompt (doc, app or infographic).
02Toggle Preview/Code; edit; share link or copy code.
03For docs: change length or tone, suggest edits, version history.
04Export to Docs.

Why it matters

Drafting and lightweight building in one place.

This idea elsewhereparallelBC9 Day 1: Artifacts and Canvas as micro-tools

Workspace queries: rephrase when the app returns nothing

"No tab switching."

"What are my next five meetings this week" failed; "what are the next seven events on my calendar" worked. Gmail summarised newsletters from a named sender by date without opening the emails on screen.

Why it matters

Practical answers from your own data.

This idea elsewheredeepenedGemini overview: @-tagging apps

Tools referenced

Tool	Coverage	Moment	Context
Gemini	demonstrated
Gemini Canvas	demonstrated
Google Docs	demonstrated
Gmail	demonstrated
Google Calendar	demonstrated
Google Keep	mentioned

Action items

Resources mentioned

Resources

docLesson page on the platform

Extraction notes

This page was built from an auto-generated transcript, which garbles product and people's names. Those were corrected silently in everything above and logged here for transparency. The warnings flag claims that were true on the recording day but change fast.

Transcript corrections applied

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True on recording day — verify before relying

Vendor UI walkthrough: menu names, layout, plan limits and pricing change monthly - check the live product before following click paths.
Canvas tools (tone slider, audio overview, Export to Docs) and the Apps list are June 2025 UI (0:00-0:09).