Google continues on improving its "Smart Canvas" product experience which aims to deliver the next evolution of collaboration for Google Workspace. In this latest update, Google is adding dropdown chips in Google Sheets giving you the ability to easily show the progress of a project or one of the … [Read more...] about Google Sheets get a new project tracking Smart Canvas feature
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Google Slides adds new “Follow” feature to improve collaboration
Google Workspace is launching a brand-new tool called 'Follow,' which will enable you to work in tandem with your coworkers on Google Slides in real-time. This builds upon the previously launched feature that allows you to see what slide a colleague is on, except now you can click on a … [Read more...] about Google Slides adds new “Follow” feature to improve collaboration
A new Gmail update improves your email search results
As a result of new machine learning models, Gmail rolled out an update back in July, which resulted in search suggestions that were more accurate, customizable, and made more sense. When using the Gmail Search Box to look for a conversation, files, or a coworker's contact information, you would see … [Read more...] about A new Gmail update improves your email search results
You 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 … [Read more...] about You can now easily share files with all participants of a Google Meet
Google 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 … [Read more...] about Google rolls out more drag and drop support in its apps plus mouse support for Docs on Android tablets
Google Drive will now suggest who to share documents with within your organization
A new Google Workspace update is rolling out that will begin to make suggestions on who to share your files with within Google Drive. As a result of this functionality, potential recipients will be displayed within the sharing dialog, which will help to expedite collaboration throughout your … [Read more...] about Google Drive will now suggest who to share documents with within your organization
Google Docs on mobile devices adopt a helpful feature for the task-minded
Earlier this year, Google began to implement several updates to Tasks that elevated this small part of Google Workspace's productivity suite into a more full-featured task manager. One of these updates allowed the delegation of tasks to others, which is very frequently done in an office setting. … [Read more...] about Google Docs on mobile devices adopt a helpful feature for the task-minded
Google Sheets gets Smart Chips on mobile and offline printing support
Google continues on its trend to add Smart Canvas features to Workspace apps, but especially to Google Sheets lately. Just yesterday, we reported on how Google is adding an interactive timeline view to Sheets to aid with productivity and keeping track of projects, which should be a massive boon to … [Read more...] about Google Sheets gets Smart Chips on mobile and offline printing support
Google adds timeline view to Sheets as part of Smart Canvas
Google introduced Smart Canvas last year as a reimagined approach to working with others in Workspace and has been steadily adding features to apps under the Workspace umbrella. Yesterday Google added one more feature in Smart Canvas that will be very welcomed by fans of Google Sheets and … [Read more...] about Google adds timeline view to Sheets as part of Smart Canvas
Google updates keyboard shortcuts for Keep on Android
Google has been on a roll lately, adding features to Workspace apps that run on larger-screen devices, such as Android tablets. Just last week, it added custom emojis for chat, out-of-office banners on a person’s information card, and the ability to see link previews and to drag, copy, and share … [Read more...] about Google updates keyboard shortcuts for Keep on Android
Google upgrades Workspace Individual plans storage from 15GB to 1TB
Google launched Workspace Individual last year as a way to give small business owners or those that are self-employed similar tools as larger enterprises to grow their businesses. The Individual tier of workspace provides access to the suite of Google Apps such as Gmail, Docs, Sheets, etc., but with … [Read more...] about Google upgrades Workspace Individual plans storage from 15GB to 1TB
Custom Emojis coming to Chat for Google Workspace
It's no secret that Google has been leaning heavily into the use of emojis and working diligently to add Emoji options to all their apps. Although Chat within Google Workspace has had the use of emoji enabled for a while now, Google has announced that support for custom emoji has begun to roll out. … [Read more...] about Custom Emojis coming to Chat for Google Workspace
