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With assistant actions, you can ask the assistant to perform tasks for you in
other applications, like scheduling a meeting in Google Calendar or sending an
email in Gmail. This lets you handle relatively low-effort tasks
efficiently, freeing you up for other work that requires more involvement.
See the following sections for information about available actions.
Schedule an event in Google Calendar
If your administrator has configured Google Calendar actions, you can ask the
assistant to create Google Calendar events for you.
To create an event, do the following:
Ask the assistant to schedule the event, providing some basic information.
For example, you can say, "Schedule a meeting with Amal, Charlie, and Kim at
3 PM tomorrow."
Edit the draft event created by the assistant.
Provide event details to the assistant
Enter any of the following for your event:
Field
Description
Attendees
A list of email addresses for everyone who should be invited. You're automatically included.
Title
The name of the event.
Start time
When the event begins.
Duration
How long the event lasts. The default is 30 minutes.
Time zone
The time zone for the event. If you don't specify one, your own time zone is used.
Description
Any additional information about the event.
If you have not previously used the assistant to manage Google Calendar,
clickAuthorizeto grant the necessary permissions.
ClickSend. The assistant creates the event in Google Calendar and
sends an email to your selected attendees.
Send an email in Gmail
If your administrator has configured Gmail actions, you can ask the
assistant to send emails for you.
To create and send an email, do the following:
Ask the assistant to send the email, providing some basic information. For
example, you can say, "Send an email to Ariel and ask about the status of the
design revisions. CC Izumi and Tristan."
Edit the draft email created by the assistant.
Provide email details to the assistant
Enter any of the following for your email:
Field
Description
To
A list of everyone who should receive the email.
Subject
The subject line of the email.
Content
The body of the email, which can be in Markdown format.
CC
A list of anyone who should be CC'd on the email.
BCC
A list of anyone who should be BCC'd on the email.
If you have not previously used the assistant to manage Gmail, clickAuthorizeto grant the necessary permissions.
ClickSend. The assistant sends the email to your selected recipients.
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