Learning Timeline
Key Insights
The Advantage of a 10,000 Character Capacity
Increasing the limit from 500 to 10,000 characters allows you to provide much deeper context, enabling the same document to be analyzed from drastically different perspectives.
Output Quality Tips
Don't just settle for brief instructions. Use this expanded character limit to direct the AI to filter facts from opinions and flag any information contradictions within your sources for more 'serious' and 'evidence-based' results.
Prompts
Basic Research Analyst Prompt
Target:
NotebookLM
Act as a research analyst.
Advanced Research Assistant Prompt
Target:
NotebookLM
Focus on real research, label what type of sources you're using, show both sides if sources disagree, and avoid guessing or giving generic info. Filter facts from opinions, flag contradictions, and structure the answer exactly as requested.
Step by Step
How to Configure Custom Instructions in NotebookLM
- Open the NotebookLM dashboard and select the Notebook you want to update.
- Locate and click on the 'Settings' panel within the NotebookLM interface.
- Find the input field for 'Custom Instructions' (previously limited to 500 characters).
- Enter specific and detailed instructions. You now have a capacity of up to 10,000 characters to define the AI's response style.
- Specify in your instructions how the AI should handle sources, answer formatting, and how to manage conflicting information.
- Click the save button or close the 'Settings' panel to activate the new instructions.
- Type your question or query in the NotebookLM chat to see more structured and accurate results based on your new instructions.
