Pull relevant Dovetail notes for new slides
Bring the research notes you need into the moment you are shaping the deck.
Trigger
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Action
List Notes
Tool to list all notes in dovetail. use after confirming you have a valid workspace token and need to retrieve the full note list.
Why this helps
Slide authors search manually for old notes and still miss context that changes the story.
- Shortens research lookup time
- Keeps summaries tied to source notes
- Supports more grounded presentations
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Slides and Dovetail in Notis.
- 2Create an automation with a clear note-retrieval name.
- 3Describe how to identify the slide topic, list related notes, and summarize relevant passages with note references.
- 4Choose New Slide Added as the trigger and pick a report channel.
- 5Test with one slide tied to an existing research study.
Questions about this workflow
Will it summarize every note?
Tell Notis how many relevant notes or passages to include and how to prioritize them.
Can it preserve note references?
Yes. Ask for note identifiers or links when they are available.
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
Do this · Action
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