You can use Smart Chips to access Google Workspace on your computer. You should see the functionality described below for personal, business, and educational accounts.
What Are Google Smart Chips?
Smart Chips are snippets that you can insert in Google Docs and Google Sheets that expand to display more information. When you select or simply hover your cursor over a Smart Chip, you can get additional details and perform actions.
- Security code
- Encryption key
- Personal identification number (PIN)
People: Displays the name, email address, and actions to email in Gmail, message, video call, schedule an event, and add or edit the contact. You can also open the detailed view in Google Contacts in a new browser tab.
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Google Calendar Events: Shows the details of an upcoming Google Calendar event, including title, date, and time. You can also copy a link to the event, and attach notes to the event. ..
The Places Smart Chip is a new feature in Google Docs that allows users to add location pins to their documents. The chip will allow you to get directions to the location, as well as see a small preview of the location on Google Maps.
Date: Displays the date with an option to choose the date format and book a meeting. Enter a word like today or tomorrow, or the full date with month, date, and year. Use the gear icon to select the date format you’d like to use.
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Why Should You Use Smart Chips?
Using smart chips in Google Docs and Sheets can have advantages. ..
The Smart Chip is a collapsed, easy-to-read text that contains contact information, calendar events, and more.
How to Insert a Smart Chip
You can insert a Smart Chip in your document or spreadsheet two different ways. This lets you use the method that’s quickest or easiest for you.
Use the @ (At) Symbol
The @ symbol will take you to a drop-down menu with suggestions for where to place the Smart Chip.
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When you select the Smart Chip option in a document or spreadsheet, your chip will appear.
Use the Insert Menu
You can insert a Smart Chip into a document or spreadsheet using the Insert menu. ..
You’ll then have your Smart Chip inserted in the spot you selected.
Remove a Smart Chip later by deleting the word or line of text.
How to Use Google Smart Chips
Smart Chips are a new type of chip that can be used to take additional actions. This can be handy for readers and yourself, as it can save you time and make your work easier.
To schedule a meeting with a contact in Google Calendar, select the People chip and use the Schedule event button.
As another example, you can use the Places chip to get directions from your current location. This opens Google Maps in a sidebar that is ready for you to enter your starting point and get directions.
To insert a Smart Chip into a document, workbook, image, or PDF:
- Open the document or workbook you want to add a Smart Chip to.
- On the left side of the document or workbook, click on the “Smart Chip” icon.
- A preview of the file will appear in the Smart Chip.
- To insert the chip, click on it and drag it to where you want it to be in the document or workbook.
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Google Smart Chips are a valuable addition to any document. Be sure to keep them in mind when creating future documents and be on the lookout for new Smart Chips down the road.
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