How to Co-Create Slides and Videos in Gemini Notebook

Google updated Gemini Notebook on October 19, 2026, so you no longer jump straight from a prompt to a finished Slide Deck or Video Overview. The new co-creation flow lets you pick topics from your sources, choose format and style, then review and edit an outline or producer notes before anything renders.

This matters when you already spent time uploading sources and want the output to match what you actually need. A one-click generation often focuses on the wrong section or uses a structure that forces a full redo. The Review toggle fixes that by showing the plan first.

The feature is rolling out globally to all Gemini Notebook users over the coming week. Pro and Ultra subscribers get it first. You can still skip the review step for a quick result if you prefer the old one-shot approach.

What Changed in the Studio Panel

Start in chat and ask Gemini Notebook to create slides or a video overview. It suggests topics drawn directly from the sources already in your notebook. Confirm or type your own focus, then set format, length, language, and visual style.

Turn on the Review toggle for more control. For Slide Decks you open “Review outline notes.” For Video Overviews you open “Review producer notes.” Both appear in the Studio panel so you can give feedback in one place—add an executive summary at the start, reorder a scene, or drop a section that does not belong—before you click Proceed.

If you already know the exact structure you want, include those details in the initial prompt. Notebook skips the topic-suggestion stage and moves straight to the review flow. You can also stay in the Studio panel, leave the toggle off, and generate the usual way.

Google’s product post from October 19 confirms the rollout and the two review options. The help center documents the same steps for slide decks, including the note that generation can take several minutes and that you cannot refine the outline again after you hit Proceed.

Step-by-Step: Co-Create a Slide Deck

1. Open an existing notebook or create a new one at notebook.google.com (or the mobile app). Add only the sources you want used—PDFs, Google Docs, websites, or YouTube links.
2. In the chat box type a clear request such as “Create a slide deck about [topic] for beginners.” Notebook suggests focus topics from your sources. Select one or type your own.
3. Choose the format (Detailed Deck for reading or Presenter Slides for speaking), length, language, and visual style. Turn the Review toggle on.
4. Click Generate now. When the outline is ready in the Studio panel, select Review. Add all feedback at once (for example “Add an executive summary on slide 1 and move the comparison table earlier”).
5. Select Proceed. Notebook generates the deck. Download it as PDF or PowerPoint when finished, or present it full-screen inside the product.

The same flow works from the Studio panel: select Slide Deck, customize the settings, turn on Review outline notes, then Generate now.

Step-by-Step: Co-Create a Video Overview

1. Use the same notebook and sources. In chat ask for a video overview, or open the Studio panel and select Video Overview.
2. Pick a suggested topic or enter your own. Choose format (Cinematic, Explainer, or Brief), visual style, length, and language.
3. Enable the Review toggle so you can open “Review producer notes.”
4. After the notes appear, give feedback such as “Swap the order of scene 2 and scene 3” or “Add a short recap at the end.” Click Proceed.
5. The finished video appears in the Studio panel. Play it, download it, or share the link.

Google’s walkthrough videos on the product blog show both the slides and video paths. Results stay grounded in the sources you uploaded, the same way Audio Overviews and study tools work.

Practical Tips for Better Output

Keep source collections focused. A notebook stuffed with unrelated documents produces diluted outlines. Remove anything you do not want included before you start.

Use the Review step for anything you plan to share. A two-minute check of the outline saves a full regeneration later. If the plan looks close, small wording changes in the feedback box are usually enough.

Specify audience and purpose in the prompt when you know them. “Create presenter slides for a five-minute team update” steers style and length better than a generic request.

Remember that generated slides and videos can still contain visual or factual inaccuracies. Cross-check key claims against the original sources before you present or publish. The help center notes this limitation explicitly.

If the co-creation controls are missing, wait for the staged rollout or confirm your plan. The feature reaches every user within the week; Pro and Ultra see it sooner.

How This Fits Existing Gemini Notebook Workflows

You can still generate Audio Overviews, quizzes, flashcards, and interactive reports from the same sources. The new co-creation step simply adds a review gate for the two visual outputs people use most often for sharing.

If you already follow a study or research routine in Gemini Notebook, insert the Review toggle only when the deck or video will leave the notebook. For quick personal review you can leave it off and generate as before.

For related workflows that stay inside your sources, see our earlier guide on Gemini Notebook study tools.

Conclusion

The October 19 update gives you a short, source-grounded review step before Gemini Notebook renders a Slide Deck or Video Overview. Start in chat or the Studio panel, confirm topics and style, turn on the Review toggle, edit the outline or producer notes, then Proceed.

The result is fewer full regenerations and outputs that match the structure you actually need. Test it on a notebook you already use, keep the source list tight, and check the finished artifact against the original material before you share it.

Sources

• How to shape your slides and videos with Gemini Notebook — Google Blog, 19 October 2026
• Generate Slide Decks in Gemini Notebook — Gemini Notebook Help
• Gemini Notebook — product site
• Google Workspace YouTube: Animate research data and generate visual slides with Nano Banana Pro in Gemini Notebook (video ID GinSuyhdNBs)