How to Make a New Notebook in NotebookLM Using a Text Input: 1-Min Guide

How to Make a New Notebook in NotebookLM Using a Text Input

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June 5, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to create a new NotebookLM notebook from a text input.

Quick summary

Creating a new notebook in NotebookLM using a text input lets you instantly turn copied content into an AI-ready research source. This process takes just a few clicks from the main dashboard to a fully configured notebook.

Steps

On NotebookLM's main dashboard, tap Create New to start a new notebook.
Under Paste Text, click Copied Text to select the text input option.
Prepare your content and enter it into the provided text input field.
Once your text is ready, click Insert to confirm the source.
Your new notebook in NotebookLM is now created using the provided text input as its source.

📌 Why this matters

NotebookLM allows users to create AI-powered notebooks directly from copied text, making it easy to organize and analyze any written content without uploading files. Adding a text input as a source gives researchers, students, and professionals a fast way to ground NotebookLM's AI in their own material. This feature removes friction from the note-taking workflow by turning raw text into a structured, queryable knowledge base in seconds. For anyone who works with large volumes of written content, knowing how to create a notebook from a text input is a foundational NotebookLM skill.

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