Deep analysis prompts
Find every quote on a topic
Deep analysisGoes in: Chat
The extraction template from the community roundup - turns a document into an evidence list with page numbers.
Shared by the r/notebooklm community (via AI Tool Discovery's roundup) — credit where it's due.
Find every quote in this document where the author discusses [specific topic]. List them with the page number and one sentence of context for each.
How to use it
- 1Open your notebook at notebooklm.google.com.
- 2Replace the [bracketed] parts with your specifics.
- 3Paste the prompt into the chat box and send it.
Square brackets mark the parts you replace with your own topic or question.
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