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# Google Docs: How I’ve been using Smart Chips
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-100/
- Published: 2023-06-23T01:00:15.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-05T13:04:28.000Z
- Description: #100
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #newsletter, Google Docs

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I recently ran a productivity workshop for 100+ of my colleagues and I challenged myself to use Google Docs to plan the whole event (as opposed to Notion).

It went surprisingly well thanks to a few new **Building Block** and **Smart Chip** features.

## Product Roadmap

I would first insert a **Product Roadmap** building block by using the “@” symbol:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/06/image-35.png)

Then make a few minor adjustments before sharing it with my teammate who was co-presenting with me:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/06/image-36.png)

Unfortunately there’s no way to add a customized building block for personal Google accounts 😔 *(for example if I wanted to insert a table I created from scratch).* 

## Project Management Smart Chips

I would then use the **People** and **Date** Smart Chips to not only populate the table, but notify + share access all in 1 smooth motion!

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/06/image-37.png)

💡

****Pro tip:** You can use “@me” to quickly tag yourself, and you can create a Google Calendar meeting from the Date chip directly!

[How have you been using these features? Let me know in the comments!](https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-100/#ghost-comments-root)

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