Create Dovetail insights from new Google Slides
Capture the meaning of every new slide while the context is still fresh.
Trigger
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Action
Create Insight
Tool to create a new insight in dovetail. use after synthesizing findings when ready to store them. example: "create insight 'q1 user trends' with body '...' for project 'proj 123'."
Why this helps
Research findings get stranded in decks and are hard to reuse in later decisions.
- Preserves slide context for future synthesis
- Reduces copy and paste between research tools
- Creates a searchable decision record
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Slides and Dovetail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a new automation and name the workflow.
- 3Tell Notis to extract the slide evidence, interpretation, and open questions, then create a Dovetail insight.
- 4Choose the Google Slides New Slide Added trigger and select a report channel.
- 5Test with one real slide and review the run report.
Questions about this workflow
What does Notis use as evidence?
It uses the content available from the newly added slide and clearly labels missing context.
Can I control the insight format?
Yes. Include your preferred structure, such as finding, evidence, confidence, and follow-up.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Slides to Dovetail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Slides triggers
Dovetail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Channel
Tool to create a new channel in dovetail. use after confirming channel details.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Contact
Tool to create a new contact in dovetail. use when you need to register a contact before logging interactions.
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Create Data Point
Tool to create a data point within a channel. use after capturing new content to record and classify it in dovetail.
Create Insight
Tool to create a new insight in dovetail. use after synthesizing findings when ready to store them. example: "create insight 'q1 user trends' with body '...' for project 'proj 123'."
Create Topic
Tool to create a new topic in a channel. use after confirming channel id, title, and optional description.
Delete Channel
Tool to delete an existing channel. use when you need to remove a channel and move it to the project's trash (restorable for 30 days). confirm the channel id before calling.
Delete Topic
Tool to delete an existing topic. use when you have confirmed the topic id and want to move it to trash (restorable for 30 days). example: "delete topic with id 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000."
Get Note
Tool to retrieve details of a specific note. use when you have confirmed the note id and need full note metadata from dovetail.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Slides and Dovetail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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