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. Introduction
Notebook lm Google is a powerful AI tool launched. It is designed to enhance analytical capabilities through modern natural language processing and insights. One of the most interesting applications is that the documents have the ability to create insights, abstract, and even audio overviews. Although the notebook does not support the Excel (.XLSX) files directly, you can easily export your Excel data such as compatible formats such as PDF or TXT.
This tutorial will show you how to analyze your Excel spreadsheet with Notebook LM.
. Step 1: Preparing and exporting Excel Spreadsheet
Let’s consider a quarterly business report with score data of sales, costs, profitability and consumer satisfaction in different areas and products. The purpose is to analyze this data to track performance and identify trends.
To analyze this data using a notebook LM, Export your Spreadsheet:
- Go to File Tab> select As save > Select PDF/TXT From the file type drop down, and click Save.
- A PDF will maintain visual formatting, while a TXT file will ensure a suitable suitable for detailed text -based data on net text -based data.
Make sure the export files contain clean headers, accurate numerical data and permanent formatting.
. Step 2: Uploading data to Notebook lm
After exporting the spreadsheet in the appropriate form (PDF or TXT), open the notebook LM in your browser.
- Select Upload the file > Choose your exported PDF or TXT file
- Click Open
The notebook LM will quickly scan and digest your data content, producing it in the preparation of interactive inquiry.
. Step 3: Analyzing data with notebook lm
Once you upload the file, the notebook LM automatically produces a summary, which allows you to start searching your spreadsheet data.
Notebook also suggests relevant questions. You can either type your question or select one of the gestures made automatically to start your analysis.
When you interact with the tool, it suggests new indicators, guide you to deep insights.
Regional insights:
Let’s identify high -performing letters or products through natural language questions such as:
Which region had the highest sales in Q2?
Which product showed the biggest increase in profit?
Notebook lm reply:
“To determine which product has shown the highest profits, we will compare the change in profit from Q1 to Q4 for each product category.
Here is the increase in profit for every product:
- Laptop (northern region)
- Q1 Profit:, 000 35,000
- Q4 Profit:, 000 60,000
- Profit increase:, 000 60,000 -, 000 35,000 =, 000 25,000
- Smartphone (South Region)
- Q1 Profit:, 000 35,000
- Q4 Profit:, 000 45,000
- Profit increase:, 000 45,000 -, 000 35,000 = $ 10,000
- Bullets (east area)
- Q1 Profit:, 000 20,000
- Q4 Profit:, 000 30,000
- Profit increase:, 000 30,000 -, 000 20,000 = $ 10,000
- Accessories (Western Region)
- Q1 Profit:, 000 15,000
- Q4 Profit:, 000 25,000
- Profit increase:, 000 25,000 -, 000 15,000 = $ 10,000
Based on these calculations, Laptop in the northern region With the increase in profits, the largest increase in profit increased 000 25,000 Q1 to Q4. Our previous conversation about the overall profit (dialogue history) states that this product has also kept the highest profit data permanently throughout the year.
The notebook LM first provides detailed calculation and then offers the final answer. This is especially useful for users who want to see the basic analysis, not only to conclude. This level description can be very helpful for stakeholders who need to understand the key insights from quarterly sales data.
Customer Insight:
To understand customer behavior, you can use the following prompt.
What is the average customer satisfaction score?
Notebook lm reply:
“We need to calculate the average customer satisfaction score, we need to summarize all individual scores of consumer satisfaction provided in sources and then divide the total number of scores.
Here are consumer satisfaction scores for every product, region and quarter:
- Laptop (Northern Region) Q1: 88 %
- Smartphone (South Region) Q1: 85 %
- Tablet (east area) Q1: 80 %
- Accessories (Western Territory) Q1: 90 %
- Laptop (Northern Region) Q2: 87 %
- Smartphone (South Region) Q2: 83 %
- Tablet (east area) Q2: 82 %
- Accessories (Western Region) Q2: 89 %
- Laptop (Northern Region) Q3: 89 %
- Smartphone (South Region) Q3: 84 %
- Tablet (east area) Q3: 81 %
- Accessories (Western Region) Q3: 91 %
- Laptop (Northern Region) Q4: 90 %
- Smartphone (South Region) Q4: 86 %
- Tablet (east area) Q4: 83 %
- Accessories (Western Region) Q4: 92 %
Summary of these scores: 88 + 85 + 80 + 90 + + 83 + 82 + 89 + 89 + 84 + 81 + 91 + 90 + 86 + 83 + 92 = 1380
There are there 16 Individual consumer satisfaction scores are recorded in all products and circles.
Now, divide the total amount from the number of scores: 1380 /16 = 86.25
Hence, Average customer satisfaction score is 86.25 %“.
The detailed response to the Notebook LM automatically validates the results, ensuring its accuracy.
. Step 4: Creating an audio review
An interesting feature of the notebook LM is the ability to develop audio review of the uploaded content. It can convert the texture into an audio overview, making it easier to absorb the information.
- You can use “Audio Review” Option in Notebook LM.
- Or Simply to make custom audio summary, just with notebook LM: “Provide audio review by summarizing key trends from this quarterly data”.
The notebook LM will produce an audio file you can download. This file clearly offers a summary of the necessary insights, which is ideal for presentations or executive briefings. You can also stream the audio review, which facilitates easy review during travel or meetings.
. Step 5: to imagine insights with brain maps
The notebook also offers LM brain maps, which is a good way to look at the relationships and key points that come out of your data.
- In the notebook lm, you can click “Map of the brain”.
- Or clearly indicate the system: “Prepare a mental map to summarize relationships and insights in quarterly sales data”..
- Once Map of the brain Created, it opens from the right to the right.
- It automatically considers basic insights as central nodes, and makes branches in detailed points such as regional sales performance, product profits and consumer satisfaction trends.
- You can customize the brain map by dragging, adding notes, adding notes, or highlighting important insights.
This brain map highlights the contacts between products, regions, performance measurements and consumer satisfaction, which allows easily interpretation and communication of complex information. This visual representation also helps maintain memory and illustrates complex data relationships.
. Step 6: Making strategic decisions using notebook lm insights
After detecting and analyzing the data with the Notebook LM, you will be equipped with viable insights that can guide the decision -making.
For example, if the analysis shows rising sales but shrinks a product’s profit margin, it may indicate the need to review pricing strategies or supply chain utility.
As an alternative, if consumer satisfaction in a particular region is permanently high, you can apply the region’s customer service methods to low -performance areas.
. Conclusion
You can take advantage of the notebook LM to analyze your Excel spreadsheet. Although the notebook LM does not yet directly accept Excel spreadsheet files, exporting data to PDF or simple text easily brings this difference. It provides a powerful way to easily and efficiently exposing viable insights. Whether producing a comprehensive audio summary or producing detailed maps of the mind, the Notebook LM makes you engage with data, smooth the analysis and decision -making process.
Shemima Sultana Accelel works as a project manager, where she researchs Microsoft Excel and writes articles on her work. Shemima has a BSc degree in computer science and engineering and is interested in research and development. Shamima likes to learn new things, and is trying to provide enriched quality content in Excel, while always trying to collect knowledge from different sources and make modern solutions.