# Gemini Jump Start

> Gemini inside Gmail, Docs and Sheets, plus Gems and NotebookLM. 3 free lessons in order, beginner, about 20 minutes: Gemini in Gmail, NotebookLM, and more.

Source: https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/paths/gemini-jump-start · Updated 2026-10-10 · Free from Stepthrough (https://learn.ynteractive.com)

Updated October 10, 2026

For teams that work in Google Workspace. Live so far: “Gemini in Gmail: Summarize a Thread and Draft the Reply”, “NotebookLM (Now Gemini Notebook): Cited Answers and a Briefing from Your Docs” and “NotebookLM: Turn Your Documents into a Podcast (Audio Overview)”. 3 more lessons in this path are on the way.

Work through them in order: each step builds on the one before it, and every module runs in a practice copy of Gmail, Gemini and Gemini Notebook right in your browser. It is free, and no experience is needed.

Beginner 3 modules about 20 minutes Free [Start the path free](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/gemini-gmail)

## The path: 3 steps

1. [**Step 1: Gemini in Gmail: Summarize a Thread and Draft the Reply**](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/gemini-in-gmail-summarize-and-reply)✓ Done
   Catch up on a long email thread in seconds with Summarize this email, ask Gemini what you owe, then write, refine and polish the reply with Help me write.
   Free · about 7 minutes · Next up: [NotebookLM (Now Gemini Notebook): Cited Answers and a Briefing from Your Docs](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/notebooklm-gemini-notebook-cited-answers-briefing-doc)
2. [**Step 2: NotebookLM (Now Gemini Notebook): Cited Answers and a Briefing from Your Docs**](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/notebooklm-gemini-notebook-cited-answers-briefing-doc)✓ Done
   Create a notebook, add a PDF, a Google Doc from Drive and a web page as sources, ask a question and check its citations, save the answer to a note, and turn it all into a Briefing Doc.
   Free · about 7 minutes · Next up: [NotebookLM: Turn Your Documents into a Podcast (Audio Overview)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/notebooklm-audio-overview-podcast-from-your-documents)
3. [**Step 3: NotebookLM: Turn Your Documents into a Podcast (Audio Overview)**](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/notebooklm-audio-overview-podcast-from-your-documents)✓ Done
   Paste a new hire handbook and meeting notes into a notebook, customize an Audio Overview for two new accountants, listen, join the conversation with Interactive mode, and share it with the new hires.
   Free · about 6 minutes · Last step

- Previous path: [ChatGPT Jump Start](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/paths/chatgpt-jump-start)
- Next path: [AI for Accounting & Bookkeeping Firms](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/paths/ai-for-accounting-firms)

## Related

[Gemini for Google Workspace (5)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/course/gemini-for-google-workspace) · [Gemini tutorials (3)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/tool/gemini) · [Gemini Notebook tutorials (2)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/tool/gemini-notebook) · [Gmail tutorials (2)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/tool/gmail) · [AI at Work: Start Here (9)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/paths/ai-at-work-start-here) · [Email on Autopilot (5)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/paths/email-on-autopilot) · [Give AI Your Company Knowledge (4)](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/paths/give-ai-your-company-knowledge)

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## How every module works

Each step is shown on the left, with a cursor pointing to exactly where to click. You do the same thing on the right, in a practice copy of the real tool. Get it right and it moves on. Nothing touches your real accounts until you're ready to build it for real.

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