Use Quick Insert to add & create content on your Googlebook

You can perform searches across personal data sources on your Googlebook with Quick Insert. This means you will not need to switch apps. Search your contacts, clipboard items, local photos, and web history.

To get Chrome suggestions in other apps:

1. On your Googlebook, open Chrome .
2. At the top right, select More Settings
3. Select Tabs and tab groups.
4. Turn on Get Chrome suggestions in other apps.

To search your web history:

1. Place your cursor in an editable text field.

2. Open Quick Insert by pressing the Quick Insert key or Alt + i.
   In the search bar, type a query for what you need.

   • For example, type a contact name, photo name, copied text, or a visited website.
3. Quick Insert will display relevant results from your contacts, clipboard, local photos, and web history.
4. Select the desired result to insert it into your text field.

Quick Insert provides fast access to your most recently used content, saving you time from searching. You can quickly insert recent clipboard text, recently used emojis, and recent local photos.

1. Place your cursor in an editable text field.
2. Open Quick Insert by pressing the Quick Insert key or Alt + i.
3. At the top of the Quick Insert menu, browse your recently accessed items.
4. Select the recent item you wish to use, or use your arrow keys to highlight it and press Enter.
5. The item will be instantly inserted into your text field.

Find specific items like emojis or GIFs easier. Quick Insert organizes different content types into categories.

1. Place your cursor in an editable text field.
2. Open Quick Insert by pressing the Quick Insert key or Alt + i.
3. Browse the available categories such as Expressions, Clipboard, Contacts, dates, and Calculate.
4. Select a category to get its content.
5. Select the item you wish to insert into your text field.

Quick Insert provides direct access to assistive writing tools, including options to rewrite, proofread, or translate your text.

1. Type the text you want to modify or translate into an editable text field.
2. Open Quick Insert by pressing the Quick Insert key or Alt + i.
3. Select a writing tool option, such as Rewrite, Proofread, or Translate.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts to apply the desired action to your text.

Tip: To access writing tools and translation with an empty text field, open the Tools section of the menu and select Writing Tools or Translate.

Important: To use this feature, ensure that Proactive Assistance is enabled in your Googlebook settings. To access Proactive Assistance with Gemini, you must be at least 18 years old and signed into a personal Google Account on your Googlebook. Learn more about how to enable Proactive Assistance in supported regions.

Based on what you type, Quick Insert can provide proactive suggestions for things like flight numbers, booking references, loyalty numbers, and promo codes.

1. Place your cursor in an editable text field and begin typing context, such as typing the name of an airline or hotel.
2. Open Quick Insert by pressing the Quick Insert key or Alt + i.
3. If a relevant suggestion is available, it will appear in the Quick Insert menu.
4. Select the suggestion, or highlight it and press Enter, to instantly insert the details into your text field.

Important: Quick Insert is limited to image formats such as JPG, PNG, or WebP and does not support attaching or inserting other file types.

You can use Quick Insert to add images and photos saved directly on your Googlebook. Place your cursor in an editable text field.

1. Open Quick Insert by pressing the Quick Insert key or Alt + i.
2. Search for a specific image by typing a keyword, or browse your recent photos in the menu.
3. Select the image you want to use, or use your arrow keys to highlight it and press Enter.
4. The image will be instantly inserted into your text field.

To set a different key to act as your Quick Insert key or to remap the Quick Insert key to another function, follow the steps below:

1. On your Googlebook, open the Settings app .
2. Select Devices & accessories Keyboard Physical keyboard.
3. Under “Options,” select Modifier keys.
4. Select the drop-down menu next to the key you want to change and choose the Quick Insert action from the list.
5. Select Done.