Google Sheets is powerful. It’s not as powerful in some ways as Microsoft Excel has become over the past four decades, but it’s stuffed full of functions – Google’s name for formulas – and these can be used to turn the spreadsheet service into a powerhouse for data organization and analysis. Today, I’m going to […]
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Welcome to the Workspace Sessions. This is our ongoing series to help you and your organization make the most out of the Google Admin Console, Workspace apps, hardware and more.
How to enable Dark Mode on Google Docs for Android and the web
Are you sick and tired of editing late at night and being completely blinded by the light of a white user interface in Google Docs? What’s astonishing to me is that despite the many ways that Google has already baked Dark Mode into many of its apps, several others remain without it in 2022. That’s […]
Continue ReadingHow to use Google Sheets Filter Views to analyze data without screwing it up for everyone else
Have you ever been invited into a Google Sheet to view or analyze data only to then right-click a column or row and sort it from A to Z for easier viewing and realize that you’ve completely screwed up the organization of that data for everyone in the team? You may have even caused the […]
Continue ReadingHow to swap Google Calendar’s default color scheme for new and interesting color palettes
I know you’re over-saturated with Google’s popular primary color scheme, and you may even love it as much as I do, but when you use your Google Calendar to time block every morning and plan your day, bright red, yellow, blue, and green can get a bit visually overwhelming. Have you ever wished you could […]
Continue ReadingHow to autocomplete a series or a list of numbers, dates, and formulas in Google Sheets
Google Sheets has come a long way over the years. At launch, it lacked many features that statisticians and spreadsheet users came to expect based on decades of Microsoft Excel use. While it’s not even close to Microsoft’s offering, even today, depending on who you ask or how fancy they need to get with it, […]
Continue ReadingCameyo joins Chrome Enterprise Recommended Program
Virtual App Delivery has become a very hot topic over the past couple of years as thousands have shifted to a remote or hybrid workflow. For many businesses, the shift to Chrome OS and the Chrome Enterprise Platform means finding a way to embrace Google’s cloud-centric services while still being able to access legacy Windows […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Docs adds new Smart Canvas features including Summaries and Pageless formatting
Google’s “Smart Canvas” update for Docs, Sheets, and Slides provided a much-needed boost to collaborative flexibility and tools in the company’s ecosystem last year, and it’s still reimagining what it looks like to work together with others in a more efficient, interconnected, and rich way to this day. Building off of that announcement, Google has […]
Continue ReadingMicrosoft lures unhappy Workspace legacy free edition users with a steep 365 discount
Corporate Vice President for Microsoft 365 wrote a blog post this week that details the company’s sweet, sweet offer for disgruntled Google Workspace legacy free edition users. Microsoft is offering this group 60% off of a 12-month Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Business Standard, or Business Premium subscription, along with any help you and your organization […]
Continue ReadingCTL launches cost-effective 14-inch Jasper Lake Chromebooks
Last fall, CTL launched its newest education-focused Chromebook in the form of the 11.6″ PX11-E. That device comes bearing the latest small-core Jasper Lake CPUs from Intel and is geared towards K-12 students. This month, the Oregon-based technology company brings a follow-up Jasper Lake device that’s aimed squarely at students, educators, and even the enterprise […]
Continue Reading[Correction] Google Calendar simplifies managing tasks you never got around to
Correction: We stated that Google Tasks would move with you to a new day if not marked off as complete, but this feature only works with Reminders. The original article has been left intact, but we’re noting the correction here for accuracy. Thanks, Edward Darrah! I use Google Tasks a ton in Calendar, but that […]
Continue ReadingChromebase for Meetings can now participate in Google Meet Polls and Q&As
Thanks mostly to HP, the Chromebase has made a strong comeback, and the all-in-one Chrome OS desktop presents itself as a solid option for the workplace, consumer kiosks, and home setups alike. For those that use a Chromebase at work or as a work-from-home device, Google is adding a very useful feature for devices that […]
Continue ReadingGoogle launches Workspace Essentials Starter, costs you nothing but doesn’t include Gmail
A brand new version of Google Workspace is launching since we don’t already have enough. It’s called Workspace Essentials Starter, and it’s going to cost you a big, fat zero dollars per month for you and your team. Wait, what? That’s right, Essentials Starter will cost you nothing, and that’s because it looks like it’s […]
Continue ReadingGmail on the web is getting a massive visual overhaul complete with Material You
A while back, we covered a fairly standard Workspace update blog post from Google. Inside of that blog post though, was something that flew completely under the radar. Google purposely dropped a single image of a completely revamped Gmail interface and chose not to say anything about it. Despite this, it’s been eating away at […]
Continue ReadingG Suite Legacy free edition users may not be forced to pay for Workspace after all
Recently, we discussed how longtime users of G Suite’s legacy free edition would basically be forced to upgrade to the new and improved Google Workspace on July 1, 2022, and there were understandably many people who were upset by the company’s decision. Possibly due to the immediate and heavy backlash of users who have taken […]
Continue ReadingUnthreaded Google Chat Spaces will now let you know when someone deletes a message
One of the most frustrating things for me about the new Google Chat and its Spaces is that several core functionalities are missing that were present in Hangouts. I mean, if you use it at all, you’re probably already painfully aware of the fact that you can’t edit messages, you only recently became able to […]
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