{"id":192721,"date":"2022-06-07T11:58:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T09:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=192721"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:41:31","slug":"google-docs-new-automated-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-docs-new-automated-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Google Docs\u2019 new automated summary feature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Google\u2019s new automated summary feature for Google Docs<\/strong> is a game-changer. However, it only works if you hold an active subscription to Google Workspace for Business. These subscriptions start at around $6 a month, and it\u2019s difficult to say whether the ability to automatically generate summaries<\/strong> of your documents is worth that much.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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Nonetheless, we\u2019re going to take a look at how to get the new Google Docs summary feature<\/strong> to work below. Just as a reminder, you\u2019ll need to be signed up for Google Workspace for Business to get any of this to work.<\/p>\n\n\n

  1. Open your Doc in Google Docs<\/h2>\"How

    The first thing you need to do is open the document that you\u2019d like to generate an automatic summary for. Next, you need to head to the menu bar and click on <\/span>View<\/b>. From here, ensure that you enable the<\/span> Show Outline<\/b> option. If you then hit the document outline icon on the top left-hand side of the page, you\u2019ll open the outline interface. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  2. Get Workspace Business<\/h2>\"How

    If you\u2019re on a <\/span>Google Workspace Business<\/b> plan, you\u2019ll notice that the plus sign next to <\/span>Summary <\/b>in the document outline interface has changed to a blue document with stars around it. This icon means that Google Docs has already generated an automatic summary of your document. <\/span><\/p>\n

    However, if there is too little information to formulate a summary from, Google Docs will not show you this icon and will thus not generate an automatic summary. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  3. Edit in Google Docs<\/h2>\"How

    Once Google Docs has automatically generated a summary of your document, you can choose whether to accept the summary as is or whether you\u2019d like to make your own changes. Remember, while AI is undoubtedly getting more intelligent and adept at generating various kinds of text, the tech still isn\u2019t perfect. <\/span><\/p>\n

    You still have a better feel for how your target audience perceives and consumes content; therefore, you are still the <\/span>deciding factor<\/b> when it comes to whether a piece of content is acceptable or merits a few tweaks here and there. Once you\u2019ve made any changes you wish to make, hit <\/span>Enter <\/b>to save the summary. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  4. Edit and Remove<\/h2>

    You have the power to edit the automatically generated summary at any time. All you need to do is hit the Edit icon, make your changes as before, and save the updated summary. If you feel you could write a better summary or simply no longer need a summary, you can also remove the summary at any time. Simply. Head into edit mode, delete all the text in the summary, and then hit <\/span>Enter <\/b>to save the changes. The summary is now entirely gone. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div>