Over the past two years, Google has been working on a project known as Lacros, a move aimed at separating the Chrome browser from ChromeOS. In the end, Lacros will be the Chrome browser you get on every Chromebook and because it won’t be attached to the core of the OS any longer, it will […]
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How to save images from Google Docs and Google Slides and use them elsewhere
I love Google Docs – I mean, I seriously love it. Ever since Google added Smart Canvas and Pageless view mode completely reinventing its web-based word processor, I’ve started using it for journaling among other things that I probably would have kept in Google Keep in the past. Anyway, despite singing its praises, there’s one […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Docs, Slides, and Gmail are getting some exciting new features powered by Duet AI
Update June 6, 2023 at 2:32 PM EST: To clarify, Duet AI and Labs continues to roll out access to trusted testers, but this announcement by the company was meant to focus on a few new features that are being added based on user feedback. Docs: (NEW) AI automatically inputs smart chips and variables for […]
Continue ReadingHow to turn any Google Smart Canvas Doc into a template for repeated use
Now that Google’s Smart Canvas tools are widely available, I’m realizing things about Google Docs that I’ve never really cared about before. Generally, I use it for writing out my thoughts and less so for business documents. Well, that’s true now, but before this year, I did quite the opposite – I used Docs for […]
Continue ReadingHow to set a writing timer or stopwatch right inside of Google Docs with Smart Canvas
Have you ever wanted to gain quick access to a stopwatch or a timer for your writing sessions? Many of you, especially if you’re a novelist or hobbyist writer, will know of the Pomodoro technique. This method of time management dictates that you think in tomatoes instead of hours (Pomodoro means tomato in Italian, by […]
Continue ReadingGoogle announces its response to Microsoft 365 Copilot as Duet AI for Google Workspace
Google’s event yesterday was a feast of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives across its portfolio of apps and services. The integration of generative AI into its Search engine was the crowning reveal, but Google Workspace was no less impressive. This is now officially being dubbed ‘Duet AI for Google Workspace’. Duet AI is an evolution of […]
Continue ReadingI shouldn’t be this excited, but you can now react to Google Docs comments using emoji
In a post to the Workspace Updates blog today, Google announced a few new features for Docs, Sheets, and Slides that are primary quality of life. However, one feature that we’ll cover has me excited even though it’s quite simple and silly because I’ve been waiting for it for so long. First up, Sheets for […]
Continue ReadingYou can now write and format programming code properly in Google Docs
In the current version of Google Docs, contributors who want to present code have to manually highlight and then apply a font or paragraph style after pasting the code into the page. This has been a challenge and a shortcoming of Google Docs, as it was challenging to illustrate that certain text was meant to […]
Continue ReadingGoogle has finally created a way to let you “natively” edit Office files on your Chromebook
Over the years, Google has done much to alleviate the pain of editing Microsoft Office files on Chromebooks, but in my opinion, the progress has felt like walking through mud. The only time we see significant improvements to this experience is when Google feels like making them. I’ve had a support ticket submitted since 2019 […]
Continue ReadingYou can now easily share files with all participants of a Google Meet
Earlier this year, Google rolled out the ability to start a Meet call and “bring it to” Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, as well as present to the meeting from either of these applications. This is all part of the Smart Canvas rollout, which aims to deliver the next evolution of collaboration for Google Workspace […]
Continue ReadingGoogle rolls out more drag and drop support in its apps plus mouse support for Docs on Android tablets
Android apps such as Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides, as well as Keep, have had a significant number of new features and functionalities added to them over the course of the past several months. This has all been in an effort to give users a great experience on devices with larger screens running Android […]
Continue ReadingAdd-ons for Google Classroom are (finally) available
Starting today, add-ons for Google Classroom will allow teachers to browse and assign learning content from 18 popular edtech applications.
Continue ReadingGoogle Keep will soon let you change the font size of your notes
The ability to bold and italicize your notes has yet to arrive, even though it’s on its way, but Google is already adding a new feature for text formatting – font sizes! I say already, but it’s nearly 10 years old and has yet to receive many updated features, but it’s still a welcome addition. […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Docs receives dropdown chips and table templates, making Smart Canvas even smarter
Ever since Google took Docs to the next level with the Smart Canvas update, it’s become capable of so much more than just being a word editor. By tapping the “@” sign on your keyboard, you’ll be presented with a whole load of Notion-style block tools that can help turn your boring, old document into […]
Continue ReadingHow to create and join a Google Meet from your browser
Google Meet, Google’s flagship video conferencing tool, rose to popularity along with Zoom and Microsoft Teams with the arrival of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Suddenly, video conferencing was not just for workplace conference room interactions but necessary for everyday human connection in the face of a worldwide emergency. This rapid growth in users prompted Google […]
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