Use Gemini in the side panel of Google Slides in even more languages

What’s changing

Following up on our recent language availability announcement, Google excited to announce that you can now use Gemini in the side panel of Google Slides, which includes the ability to generate images, in the following languages:

• Arabic
• Catalan
• Chinese
• Czech
• Danish
• Dutch
• Finnish
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Hungarian
• Indonesia
• Malay
• Norwegian
• Polish
• Romanian
• Russian
• Swedish
• Thai
• Turkish
• Ukrainian
• Vietnamese

With Gemini in the side panel of your Workspace apps, you can get help summarizing, brainstorming, and generating content by utilizing insights gathered from your emails, documents, and more—all without switching applications or tabs. Check out our original announcements for Gemini in the side panel of  Slides, Docs, Sheets, and Drive, and Gmail 

Additional details

• Users may see the “Alpha” badge as we bring more features into Gemini in the side panel of Google Workspace.
• Image generation of people is not supported in these additional languages at this time.

Getting started

• The default setting for Gemini features in Workspace services is on. See how you can manage access to AI features in Workspace services.
• End users
  • Gemini in the side panel will work according to the language you set in your Google account (myaccount.google.com/language). If you’re accessing other Gemini for Google Workspace features that are supported in English only, you will need set your Google Account language to English.
  • You can access the side panel by clicking on “Ask Gemini” (spark button) in the top right corner of Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Gmail on the web. Visit the Help Center to learn more about collaborating with Gemini in the side panel of Slides. 

Rollout pace

• Express release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on March 18, 2025
• Scheduled release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on March 24, 2025

Availability

Available to Google Workspace: 

• Business Standard and Plus 
• Enterprise Standard and Plus 
• Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on
• Customers with the Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise add-on*

Source: Gimasys