Google Meet is quickly gaining new and interesting tools for collaboration with your co-workers, colleagues, and peers. The tech giant is clearly hoping to make it one of the most competitive and useful video conferencing tools on the market, and while it’s already in the ranks with Zoom and others, it’s not satisfied with stopping […]
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Google Workspace customers can now attach Box files directly to Calendar events
All the way back in 2018, Google and Box.com teamed up to bring the popular Box storage add-on to Workspace customers. Since then, users have stored their files in Box and have been able to open them in Drive. Additionally, anyone doing so can also migrate their content directly to Box and connect the service […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Meet will now let you view presentation speaker notes without having to switch tabs
You may already know that you can present Google Slides directly in your Google Meet calls, but have you ever tried to use this feature before? It’s not exactly “feature complete”, per se. In saying this, I’m referring to your speaker notes. Currently, you are forced to open the Slide up in another Chrome browser […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chat makes it much faster and easier to create group conversations on the fly
In the past, creating a group chat required you to spin up a conversation with one individual co-worker or colleague and then add everyone else afterward via the “Start group conversation” button on that person’s DM. The problem with this is that it wasn’t just annoying and tedious, it made literally no sense from a […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Meet begins rolling out real-time emoji reactions to make calls more fun and expressive
While a standard feature in apps like Facebook Messenger, Google Messages, and more, real-time emoji reactions have not appeared in Google Meet yet, even though they were announced last year. As with most things the company reveals, Google has taken its time putting the final touches on this tool, but at long last, it’s rolling […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Docs becomes a better listener with more accurate voice typing tools in its latest update
Have you ever heard of Dragon, Naturally Speaking? It is, or at least was, one of the most popular voice-to-text software on the market that allowed you to type and control your PC with just your words. Years ago, Google added something similar to Docs, and called it, well, “Voice typing”. Like Dragon, Docs could […]
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 Reading7 Ways to Manage Your Digital Marketing Strategy with Google Workspace
Digital marketing can be a complex process to manage, even for businesses that have been in the space for years. Between tracking performance, managing budgets, and building campaigns, there are a lot of moving parts to keep track of on an ongoing basis. In order to ensure that your campaigns are successful, you need a […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Sheets get a new project tracking Smart Canvas feature
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 many milestones that are described in […]
Continue ReadingGoogle 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 collaborator’s avatar in the Slides […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Sheets improves creating and modifying Pivot Tables
A pivot table is a very popular type of statistical tool that may be used to produce reports that summarize and reorganize chosen columns and rows of data contained within a database or spreadsheet. The spreadsheet or database structure is not altered in any way by the tool but rather helps you visualize the connections […]
Continue ReadingA 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 better and more relevant contact […]
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 ReadingGoogle 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 organization. Sharing suggestions will be based on who […]
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