Anthropic Brings Claude To Google Docs, Sheets & Slides For Paid Users
The AI assistant can now be opened in a sidebar inside Google's productivity apps, and can also create and edit Drive files directly from the Claude chat window. Anthropic has rolled out Claude for Google Workspace, putting its AI assistant inside Google Docs, Sheets and Slides. The feature is in public beta and open to subscribers of any paid Claude plan, according to a report published on…
Anthropic has introduced Claude, its AI assistant, to Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for paid subscribers. The integration allows Claude to operate as a sidebar within Google's productivity apps, streamlining the process of editing and creating files without the need to switch between tabs. This feature is currently in public beta and available to subscribers of any paid Claude plan.
Claude can be accessed through a Workspace add-on or as a Drive connector. The add-on is installed from the Google Workspace Marketplace, opening Claude in a panel adjacent to the active file. Users can then utilize Claude's capabilities to rewrite text, fix prose, restyle headings, write native formulas for Sheets, create charts, and even perform data analysis tasks such as cleaning or joining tables via a separate Python environment.
For Slides, Claude ensures the new slides maintain the same theme and master layout as the existing deck, while also flagging issues like overlapping text boxes and poor color contrast. Users can choose between two modes for Claude's edits: 'Ask before edits', which queues every change for approval, or 'Accept all edits', where Claude proceeds without interruption.
To enable Claude in Google Workspace, users must first install the add-on from the Google Workspace Marketplace. The Claude sidebar then appears alongside the file being worked on. Alternatively, users can access Claude through the Claude web interface by enabling the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides connectors in Claude's account settings. Team and Enterprise plan users must have the Google Workspace connectors enabled in admin settings before they can be activated.
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