Google has announced via a blog post that Google Workspace customers in the Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus tiers will now be able to create dynamic groups. These groups can be made by querying custom user attributes such as the user's country, department, language, and … [Read more...] about Google Workspace customers will now be able to create Dynamic Groups
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How to sort data by date in Google Sheets
Google Sheets may be one of the most undervalued tools in the Google Workspace arsenal of productivity apps. Accounting fiends swear by more powerful applications such as Microsoft Excel, but there is a lot that Google Sheets can do that will suffice for those simply looking for an application that … [Read more...] about How to sort data by date in Google Sheets
Google Sheets can now suggest corrections for your formulas
Google Sheets is now adding the ability to suggest context-aware corrections to your formulas. The feature works similar to the formula suggestions added last year. It analyzes the data, and if it detects that an improvement can be made, it will offer a suggestion box with a new version that can … [Read more...] about Google Sheets can now suggest corrections for your formulas
Google Meet adds empty call reminders and improved host controls
In a recent Google Workspace update post, Google announced some new improvements for Google Meet. These improvements include prompts to exit meetings when you're the only person left and the inclusion of a centralized location for host management controls. The changes are being rolled out to make it … [Read more...] about Google Meet adds empty call reminders and improved host controls
Emoji Reactions coming to Google Docs on the web
Recently, Google has been on an emoji kick, rolling out Emoji Reactions on many of its services such as Google Meet and YouTube. In a way, extended emoji support has even reached products like Gboard and Messages, but it appears that Google isn't done yet. For example, Google has announced that … [Read more...] about Emoji Reactions coming to Google Docs on the web
Google Docs to get Grammarly-like features in selected Workspace and EDU tiers
Google Docs will soon be getting a set of new assistive writing features, similar to what Grammarly currently offers, in selected Google Workspace and EDU tiers. These features will provide a variety of stylistic and writing suggestions to help improve your writing, such as: Alternate … [Read more...] about Google Docs to get Grammarly-like features in selected Workspace and EDU tiers
Google Meet will incorporate Emoji “in-meeting reactions”
Google announced several new improvements that incorporate Google Meet into the workplace in new, fun, and imaginative ways. For example, the ability to use Meet directly within a Google Doc, Sheet, or Slide and to live stream a Meet directly to YouTube is sure to become instrumental tools when it … [Read more...] about Google Meet will incorporate Emoji “in-meeting reactions”
Google Docs gets expanded Markdown autocorrect support
Google Docs has supported Markdown – a lightweight markup language for creating formatted text using a plain-text editor – for some time now in a very limited capacity when composing a document. The syntax is aimed at making writing for the internet easier and is a popular alternative to WYSIWYG … [Read more...] about Google Docs gets expanded Markdown autocorrect support
How to add free LottieFiles animations to Google Slides
Google Slides is Google's cloud-based presentation app that lets you create and format presentations while providing benefits such as real-time collaboration and access to third-party add-ons. While it is a very feature-rich app, I am always surprised to see how many of these features users are … [Read more...] about How to add free LottieFiles animations to Google Slides
Google Forms API now available for all, out of restricted Beta
Launched in 2008, Google Forms has become an instrumental tool to capture data from forms, surveys, and quizzes. It is used in various use cases - from quizzing students to getting feedback on a product and much more. In October 2021, Google introduced the Google Forms API, further increasing its … [Read more...] about Google Forms API now available for all, out of restricted Beta
Google Chat will now show “In a meeting” or “In focus time” status from Calendar
Previously, Google Workspace users could see within Google Chat whenever a co-worker had set up an "Out of office" in Google Calendar. Today, Google announced that this functionality will now be expanded so that other statuses like "In a meeting" or "In focus time" will also show within Google … [Read more...] about Google Chat will now show “In a meeting” or “In focus time” status from Calendar
Google doubles the cell limit in Google Sheets for Workspace accounts
Google announced today via the Workspace Updates Blog that the cell limit on Google Sheets has been increased from up to five million cells to up to ten million cells, effectively doubling its capacity. The new limit will apply to new, existing, and imported files. I imagine this will be a … [Read more...] about Google doubles the cell limit in Google Sheets for Workspace accounts
