Using Navi with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
Navi can create and edit documents, update spreadsheets, and build slide decks — all by chat. No template gymnastics, no copy-paste from the wrong window.
Need help? Join the Navi community on Discord, r/naviwork, or the Facebook group — that's the fastest way to get answers.
Google Docs
Navi can create new docs, read existing ones, append text, and find-and-replace.
Draft a doc from scratch
Prompt
Create a new Google Doc titled "Q2 OKR proposal." Draft three objectives with three key results each, based on the goals I've been adding to my "Q2 planning" Notion page. Leave space at the bottom for me to fill in dependencies.
Append meeting notes
Prompt
Open my "Weekly 1:1 with Sarah" doc and append a new section for today's date. Add three bullets: what we talked about, what I'm working on this week, and what I need from her. I'll fill them in.
Find-and-replace across a long doc
Prompt
In the "Customer agreement" doc, replace every instance of "Acme Corp." with "Acme Holdings Inc."
Google Sheets
Navi can read cell values from a range, write to ranges, append rows, and create new spreadsheets.
Log something to a tracker
Prompt
Append a row to my "Sales pipeline" sheet. Columns: Company = Acme, Contact = Sarah Chen, Stage = Proposal, Value = 50000, Last touch = today's date.
Summarize what's in a sheet
Prompt
Read the "This week" tab of my Metrics sheet. Summarize the numbers in a three-bullet update I can paste into our Monday standup Notion page.
Create a spreadsheet from a template in your head
Prompt
Create a new Google Sheet titled "Q2 headcount plan." Add columns for Role, Team, Hiring manager, Target start date, Status. Leave it empty — I'll fill it in.
Google Slides
Navi can create presentations and add slides.
Start a deck
Prompt
Create a new Google Slides presentation titled "Board meeting — May." First slide: title slide. Second slide: "Highlights." Third: "Lowlights." Fourth: "Plan for next quarter." I'll drop the content in myself.
Add a slide to an existing deck
Prompt
Add a new slide to the end of my "All-hands — May" deck. Title: "Q&A." Layout: title with body text.
Tips
Chain with Calendar and Notion
The real power comes from combining. After a meeting ends:
Prompt
My Q2 review meeting with Sarah just ended. Create a Google Doc titled "Q2 review — [today]." Write a short recap based on the calendar event, the attendee list, and any recent updates on my "Q2 planning" Notion page. Share it with Sarah as a commenter.
Ask Navi to show what it read
Especially with Sheets: "Tell me which cells you read" helps you sanity-check that Navi pulled the right range before you trust the answer.
Questions? Stuck? Want to share something you built?
Come join the Navi community — the fastest way to get help or compare notes with other users:
- Discord — real-time chat with the Navi team and other users
- r/naviwork on Reddit — longer-form tips, playbooks, and Q&A
- Navi Facebook group — for folks who prefer Facebook
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