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Google Product integrates with the tools you already use. This page covers the built-in Google integrations and two common approaches for connecting external apps.

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Google Drive

What it does: Google Drive is the file storage layer for Google Product. Every document, spreadsheet, and presentation you create is automatically saved in Drive. You can organise files into folders, control sharing permissions, and access your work from any device.
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Access Drive from Google Product

Open the app launcher (the nine-dot grid icon) from any Google Product page and select Drive. Alternatively, go directly to drive.google.com.
2

Organise your files

Click + New → Folder to create folders. Drag files into folders, or right-click a file and select Move to to place it in a specific location.
3

Enable offline access

To work on files without an internet connection, install the Google Docs Offline extension for Chrome. Then in Drive, go to Settings → General and enable Create, open, and edit your recent Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files on this device while offline.
Offline access applies to your most recently accessed files. Files sync automatically when you reconnect to the internet.
4

Use Drive for Desktop

Download Drive for Desktop to mount your Google Drive as a local drive on your Mac or Windows computer. You can then open and save Drive files directly from your desktop applications.
What you can accomplish: Keep all your Google Product files in one place, share folders with teams, access files from any device, and integrate with Drive-aware third-party apps.

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Google Calendar

What it does: Google Calendar integration lets you link documents to meetings, surface relevant files before events start, and create meeting notes directly from calendar events.
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Attach a document to a calendar event

Open a Google Calendar event (or create a new one). In the event editor, click the attachment icon (paperclip) or select Add attachment. Navigate to the Drive file you want to attach and click Select. The file appears in the event for all attendees to access.
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Insert a smart chip for a calendar event in a document

While editing a Google Docs document, type @ and start typing the name of a calendar event. Select the matching event from the dropdown. A smart chip appears inline — hovering over it shows the event title, date, time, and attendees without leaving the document.
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Create meeting notes from a calendar event

Open a calendar event and click Take meeting notes. Google Docs opens a new document pre-titled with the meeting name and date, and automatically shared with all event attendees who have Google accounts in your domain.
What you can accomplish: Attach reference materials to meetings so attendees always have the right context, create structured meeting notes with one click, and cross-link documents to their associated events.

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Google Meet

What it does: Google Meet lets you have video calls and present Google Product files directly to participants without switching applications.
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Start a Meet call from a document

While a document is open, click the Meet icon in the top-right toolbar (the video camera icon). A Meet panel opens on the right side of the screen. You can start or join a call while keeping your document in view.
2

Present a document during a Meet call

In Google Meet, click Present now at the bottom of the screen. Choose A tab and select the browser tab containing your Google Product file. Participants see the document as you navigate it.
Use Present now → A window if you want to switch between multiple browser tabs during the presentation without participants seeing your other tabs.
3

Collaborate on a document during a call

Share the document link in the Meet chat so all participants can open it simultaneously. Everyone can edit in real time while the call continues — you can see who’s looking at which section from their coloured cursors.
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Use Meet recordings with Drive

When you record a Google Meet call, the recording is automatically saved to the meeting organiser’s Google Drive in a folder called Meet Recordings. You can then share the Drive link with anyone who missed the call.
What you can accomplish: Present documents during video calls, collaborate live with remote teammates, and keep call recordings alongside your project files in Drive.

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Gmail

What it does: Gmail integrates with Google Product so you can share files, open email attachments directly in Google Docs, and work with document content without leaving your inbox.
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Attach a Drive file in Gmail

While composing an email in Gmail, click the Drive icon (the triangle logo) in the compose toolbar — not the standard attachment icon. Search for or browse to your file, select it, and click Insert. Gmail inserts a shared link rather than attaching the file itself, so recipients always see the latest version.
If the recipient doesn’t currently have access to the file, Gmail prompts you to update the sharing settings before sending.
2

Open an email attachment directly in Google Docs

When you receive an email with a Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), or PowerPoint (.pptx) attachment, hover over the attachment in Gmail and click Open with Google Docs (or Sheets/Slides). The file opens in your browser as a Google document for editing, without downloading it.
3

Email a document directly from Google Product

While a document is open, go to File → Email → Email this file. Choose whether to send it as a PDF, Word document, or as the body of the email itself. Fill in the To and Subject fields and click Send.
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Insert a Gmail smart chip in a document

In a Google Docs document, type @ and start typing the subject of an email thread. If the email is in your Gmail account, it appears as an option. Inserting it creates a smart chip that links directly to that thread.
What you can accomplish: Send Drive links instead of attachments, edit received files without downloading them, and link email threads to relevant documents.

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Google Workspace Marketplace

What it does: The Google Workspace Marketplace provides add-ons that extend Google Product with additional features — from e-signatures and translation to project management and data visualisation.
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Browse the Marketplace

Open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation. Go to Extensions → Add-ons → Get add-ons. The Marketplace dialog opens with featured and categorised add-ons.
2

Install an add-on

Search for the add-on you want, click on it to see details, and click Install. You’ll be prompted to grant the add-on access to your Google account. Review the permissions and click Allow.
3

Use an installed add-on

After installation, access the add-on from Extensions → Add-ons → [Add-on name]. Each add-on has its own interface — typically a sidebar or dialog panel within the document.
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Manage or remove add-ons

Go to Extensions → Add-ons → Manage add-ons. From here you can see all installed add-ons, access their settings, or uninstall them.
Your organisation’s Google Workspace administrator may restrict which Marketplace add-ons are available to install. If an add-on you need isn’t available, contact your IT administrator.
Popular add-ons to explore:

DocuSign eSignature

Request and collect legally binding electronic signatures directly from Google Docs.

Lucidchart Diagrams

Create and embed flowcharts, org charts, and wireframes inside documents and presentations.

Translate My Document

Translate the full text of a document into another language in one click.

Supermetrics

Pull marketing and analytics data from external sources directly into Google Sheets.

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Zapier and automation

What it does: Zapier connects Google Product to thousands of external tools — including Slack, Notion, Trello, Salesforce, and more — using trigger-and-action workflows called “Zaps.” No code required.
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Create a Zapier account

Go to zapier.com and sign up for a free account. The free plan supports five active Zaps, which is enough to get started.
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Create a new Zap

In the Zapier dashboard, click + Create → Zaps. Give your Zap a name, then click Trigger.
3

Choose a Google trigger

Search for and select the Google app you want to use as the trigger — for example, Google Drive, Google Docs, or Google Sheets. Choose a trigger event:
  • Google Drive: New file in folder, Updated file in folder
  • Google Docs: New document, Updated document
  • Google Sheets: New row in sheet, Updated row in sheet
Connect your Google account and configure the specific folder, document, or sheet to watch.
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Choose an action

Click Action and search for the app you want to notify or update. For example:
  • Slack: Send a channel message when a new file is added to a Drive folder
  • Trello: Create a card when a new row is added to a Sheet
  • Gmail: Send an email when a document is updated
Configure the action fields by mapping data from the trigger step.
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Test and turn on your Zap

Click Test step to run a test with real data. Verify the output looks correct, then click Publish to activate the Zap.
Start with simple one-trigger, one-action Zaps. Once you’re comfortable, Zapier supports multi-step Zaps with filters and conditional logic for more complex workflows.
What you can accomplish: Automatically notify your team in Slack when a document is shared, create project tasks when a spreadsheet row is added, archive files on a schedule, or sync Google Sheets data with a CRM — all without manual effort.