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The Gemini app lets users edit Google Docs and Google Sheets files directly in the chat

clearly official source updated October 29, 2026

The Gemini app supports editing Google Docs and Google Sheets files directly in the chat. According to Google, you can also convert a selected table into a chart. The features are available to all users; except for PDF, they are currently available only on the web.

File editing directly in the Gemini app supports Google Docs, Google Sheets, presentations, Markdown, TXT, code and PDF. According to Google, you can expand a document to full screen, select a specific passage and request an edit or ask a question about it. The company says you can also have a selected table converted into a chart.

The Gemini app already allowed users to create and download files. The new capabilities add previews and editing directly in the conversation, including manually rewriting text and requesting changes to selected sections.

The features are available to all users in all languages supported by the Gemini app. PDF previews and editing work on both web and mobile; the other listed formats are currently supported only on the web.

What changed

Why it matters

A file can be reviewed and refined in the same conversation in which it was created. The option to request a change to just the selected section allows targeted edits to text and visual elements.

What was added since the original report

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    Supported formats include Google Docs, Google Sheets, presentations, Markdown, TXT and code.; Documents can be expanded to full screen for editing.; A selected table can be converted into a chart by entering an instruction.

    • Supported formats include Google Docs, Google Sheets, presentations, Markdown, TXT and code.
    • Documents can be expanded to full screen for editing.
    • A selected table can be converted into a chart by entering an instruction.

Two audiences, two different impacts

What this means

01

For individuals

When refining your own document, you can combine manual rewriting with instructions to change selected passages directly in the chat.

What to do Select a short passage in your own test document, request an edit and check the result.
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02

For a business

Teams that want to use this feature to prepare spreadsheets or presentations need the web version of the Gemini app. Mobile support for these edits currently covers only PDF.

Processes
What to decide Before incorporating the feature into your team's workflow, check that the format you use is supported on work devices.
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Google — Gemini blog (official release channel) primary source · first detected You can now generate, preview, and edit documents, PDFs, presentations, spreadsheets, and more directly in Gemini. The Verge AI independent context You can generate and edit Google Docs files directly in Gemini chats now