Create a project kit in Docs, Sheets and Slides with Gemini

Every file in this chat builds on this first message, so facts you give now carry into all three.

1. 1Go to gemini.google.com and start a new chat.
2. 2Paste the prompt below with your own facts.
3. 3Answer Gemini's questions in one reply before you ask for any file.

I'm planning a project. Here are the facts:
- Name: [PROJECT NAME]
- Goal: [WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE]
- Audience: [WHO IT'S FOR]
- Budget: [TOTAL AMOUNT]
- Deadline: [DATE]
- People: [NAMES AND ROLES]

Don't create any files yet. Sum up the project in 5 lines. Then list anything missing that a brief, a budget and a slide deck would need.

You should see a 5-line summary of your project and a short list of missing facts.

Canvas lets you edit the brief next to the chat before it becomes a Google Doc.

1. 1Below the text box, click Add files > Canvas, then send the prompt below.
2. 2To change a part, select the text in the Canvas panel and type what to change. Change tone and Change length make quick fixes.
3. 3At the top right of the Canvas panel, click Share & export > Export to Docs.

Write a 1-page project brief from the facts above: summary, goals, timeline, people and their roles, risks, and open questions.

You should see a new Google Doc with your brief, saved in your Drive.

Gemini makes one file per prompt, so the budget gets its own request.

1. 1Send the prompt below in the same chat.
2. 2Open the file Gemini makes. Export it to your Google Drive, or download it to your device.

Create a Google Sheets budget tracker for this project. Columns: line item, channel, owner, planned cost, actual cost, difference. Fill in line items that match the brief, and keep the total within [BUDGET].

You should see a spreadsheet file in the chat with your line items filled in.

Need Excel instead? Ask for an .xlsx file. Gemini can also make PDF, Word and CSV files.

Building the deck from the brief keeps the goals, dates and numbers the same in both files.

1. 1Open the brief in the Canvas panel and click Create at the top right.
2. 2Type the prompt below and send it.
3. 3At the top right of the Canvas panel, click Share & export > Export to Slides.

Turn this brief into an 8-slide deck covering the overview, goals, audience, plan, budget, timeline, how we measure success, and what comes next. Use the totals from the budget sheet in this chat.

You should see an editable deck in Google Slides, saved in your Drive.

The same export menu can also save the slides as a PDF.

The chat keeps all three files in view, so a change in one can carry into the others.

1. 1Ask for one change in plain words, naming the file, as in the prompt below.
2. 2Then ask for the brief and the deck to match, one file per message.
3. 3Export each updated file again. Each export makes a new file, so delete the old copies in Drive.

The budget is now [NEW AMOUNT]. Update the budget sheet to fit it, and keep everything else the same.

You should see updated files that agree on the new numbers.

On the web, you can also open a file full screen in the chat and type your own edits. Or select text and ask Gemini to change it.