Google Meet introduced noise cancellation exactly a year ago to many Google Workspace customers to use on their desktops or laptops. It helped in situations where background noise was an issue: particularly when working remotely. Shortly after, Google expanded noise cancellation to work on Meet … [Read more...] about Google Meet will now filter out echos from your video calls
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Google Calendar email invites get improved layout
Google announced today that its Calendar email invites are getting an improved layout, making event details more accessible and useful. The top header that details the date and time of the meeting, plus the agenda to the right, remains pretty much untouched. However, where you will see the … [Read more...] about Google Calendar email invites get improved layout
You can now star your important Google Tasks and sort them by importance
Let's be honest: as a productivity app, Google Tasks hasn't quite been the number one choice for most people when it comes to productivity. Its feature set is good-enough, allowing you to schedule and check off simple tasks, but its options are not considered "Pro" or even consistent throughout all … [Read more...] about You can now star your important Google Tasks and sort them by importance
Google Drive will now show you your file’s location at a glance
An update rolling out in Google Drive for Google Workspace customers adds a new column in the Search, Recent, Starred, and Trash web views. This column will include file location in addition to the file name, owner, modification date, and size. This feature will make it much easier to be able … [Read more...] about Google Drive will now show you your file’s location at a glance
Workspace: You will soon be able to copy encrypted documents, spreadsheets, or presentations
Google Workspace admins and organizations have the option to enable client-side encryption for files in their domain. This encryption encodes and provides another layer of security beyond the standard AES 256-bit encryption that Google Drive provides to files that are considered confidential. … [Read more...] about Workspace: You will soon be able to copy encrypted documents, spreadsheets, or presentations
You will now be able to make and act on multiple selections at once in Google Docs
Google announced a productivity update to Google Docs that will make a huge difference in how you work. Starting today, but rolling out gradually within two weeks, you will now be able to make multiple text selections at once and then apply actions such as deleting, copying, pasting, or … [Read more...] about You will now be able to make and act on multiple selections at once in Google Docs
Google Calendar adding email verification opt-in for appointment scheduling
Google Calendar introduced a new feature a couple of months ago that gave users the ability to set pre-defined appointment slots so that anyone can book an appointment with them. This feature, called "Appointment Scheduling," was different from the original "appointment slots" that Calendar offers … [Read more...] about Google Calendar adding email verification opt-in for appointment scheduling
Google announces AI-powered features to Workspace that improve Google Meet calls and Spaces
Google Workspace has certainly gone through many changes and improvements in the past couple of years. Recently we saw the launch of tone and styling suggestions, Gmail draft capabilities, and auto-generated summaries in Google Docs. Google is now expanding on some of these existing capabilities and … [Read more...] about Google announces AI-powered features to Workspace that improve Google Meet calls and Spaces
Workspace: Work location in Google Calendar gets a more compact look
Google Workspace is announcing a slight change to the working location feature in Google Calendar. This feature debuted last year to provide users with a way to indicate where they were physically working - be it the office, home, or a remote location. This became really handy during the pandemic … [Read more...] about Workspace: Work location in Google Calendar gets a more compact look
Workspace: Managers will now be able to delete messages from Chat within Spaces
Spaces - formerly known as Rooms - in Google Chat are the primary place in Google Workspace to communicate, collaborate, and get work done. As such, a user role exists within Workspace to manage and moderate a space, aptly named Space Managers. Starting today, the Space Manager role will now also … [Read more...] about Workspace: Managers will now be able to delete messages from Chat within Spaces
You can now set end dates directly on recurring Google Tasks
Google Tasks, though somewhat limited, provide a layer of helpfulness to the suite of Google Apps both for personal and business use. I use them myself to keep up with recurring bill payments, which I prefer over using a standard calendar entry, just so I can get the satisfaction of checking it off … [Read more...] about You can now set end dates directly on recurring Google Tasks
Workspace: Storage management tools rolling out for Admins
Google Workspace Admins will now have access to new tools within the console to see how much storage is being used and view how close their organization is to reaching their storage limit. These storage-related activities will now be available from a single place within the console. They will … [Read more...] about Workspace: Storage management tools rolling out for Admins
