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Thursday, December 10, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Start of the Year Corner Turned...
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Download Microsoft Office files quickly and easily in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
The Office Compatibility Mode extension in Chrome allows people to view and edit Microsoft® Office files in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Based on feedback, we’ve added a new feature that makes it simpler to use those edited files on the web. This new download functionality provides a person with a local copy of their file instantly, making it easy to upload that file via a webform or to share it in a Microsoft Office format. This feature lives in two places: as an option in the File drop-down menu and as a button in the top right corner of the screen. Check out the Help Center for more information.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Create, edit, and grade assignments on the go with new Classroom mobile app features
In January, we launched a Classroom mobile app for iOS and Android, because we knew that students were increasingly relying on mobile devices to get homework done on the go. That app has now been downloaded more than 2.5 million times. This functionality isn’t just useful for students, however. We’ve heard from teachers that they also want to be able to keep track of their classes no matter where they are or what device they’re on. Today, we’re making that even easier with several new features. Teachers can now:
Create and edit assignments on the go, make copies of attachments, and attach new photos to assignments.
Grade assignments from their phones or tablets, and add private comments for students.
Snap pictures to create assignments, so whiteboard photos and class notes can be posted to the stream for students who are absent and/or assigned to the class for a deeper dive.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Google Drive: New Sharing Options, Android App
New sharing options, languages and more with the latest version of the Google Drive Android app
Posted: 4/16/2015
A new version of the Google Drive Android app is coming to Google Play over the next week. New features include:
After uploading a file, the ability to add people to sharing settings and share a link directly from the upload notification:
Ability to access a contact’s extended information from the sharing section of the details pane of a file in Drive. Ability to remove a parent of a file from the details pane when a file is multi-parented. Support for 23 new languages (Afrikaans, Amharic, Armenian, Basque, Bengali, Chinese (Hong Kong), Estonian, French (Canada), Galician, Georgian, Icelandic, Kannada, Khmer, Lao, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Sinhala, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu, Zulu). PDF viewer improvements (better scrolling and handling of multi-layout PDFs). Performance and UI improvementsWe’ve also corrected an issue where Drive was not properly preventing uploads for accounts where Drive had been turned off by Apps admins.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Conditional Formatting in Sheets and More...
Google Apps update alerts |
- Conditional formatting improvements in Google Sheets
- Google+ Photos coming to Google Drive
- Combined inboxes, smarter search and more with the new Gmail app for Android
Posted: 30 Mar 2015 02:58 PM PDT
People using Google Sheets will now have more powerful conditional formatting options. This launch will add the following features:
Conditional formatting can be added by highlighting the relevant cells and selecting Format > Conditional formatting from the menus. Release track: Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information: Help Center Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted Launch release calendar Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates |
Posted: 30 Mar 2015 02:42 PM PDT
Google Drive allows you to store and access your files anywhere—on the web, on your hard drive, or on the go. We’re now making it easier to store and organize your photos and videos in Google Drive as well.
Moving forward, people using Google+ Photos will see their photos and videos automatically in Google Drive. They will appear in a new menu item called Google Photos, and can be shared, moved, and renamed like any other Drive file: This feature will start rolling out for consumers today in Drive for Android, iOS and the web, and will roll out gradually to Apps customers in the coming weeks. A notification in Drive will give people the option to add a Google Photos folder to My Drive, allowing them to manage their photos and videos alongside other types of files if they so choose. Existing Google+ Photos users will notice their photos and videos available in Drive in the coming weeks. Note: photos and videos backed up to Drive via Auto Backup will not count towards storage quota, but Apps users may want to review their Google+ Photos Auto Backup settings to avoid inadvertent syncing to their corporate Drive account. See the Help Center for more information on organizing, syncing and deletion options. Release track: Rapid release (gradual rollout) starting in the coming weeks, with Scheduled release to follow two weeks after rollout to Rapid. See the release calendar for specific dates as they are available. For more information: Help Center Get the latest Google Drive apps from Google Play and the App Store Drive blog post Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted Launch release calendar Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates |
Posted: 30 Mar 2015 02:11 PM PDT
A new version of the Gmail app for Android is now available on Google Play. New features include:
Note: The search auto-complete feature is not available for Google Apps for Government customers |
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Customizable headers and footers, page numbers in Google Docs
After inserting a header or footer in your document you’ll see a new checkbox―just tick it and you’ll be able to set a different header and footer on the first page:
There’s also a new Insert > Page Number menu that lets you customize how and where you start your page numbers―like on the bottom of the second page, for example.
Custom themes, mobile app improvements for Google Classroom
For the Android and iOS Classroom apps, we added the ability for students and teachers to view the class resource page, and a few other features for both Android and iOS.
The Classroom app allows students to do their work anytime, anywhere and is designed for schools with iPads or Android tablets and students' personal devices. If you are a Google Apps for Education admin and your school is using managed Android tablets, iPads, or ChromeOS devices, please consider installing the Classroom app centrally, as students may not be able to install it themselves. To make sure students have a great experience using the Classroom app, be sure to install the Drive and Docs apps (Docs, Slides, and Sheets) to the devices at the same time.
To learn more about our native mobile apps, please visit the Classroom Help Center.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
New Google Docs Android App!
Posted: 18 Feb 2015 11:23 AM
PST
A new version of the Google
Docs Android app is now available on Google Play. New features include:
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Support for selecting,
cutting, copying and pasting text along with images, tables, and charts in
Office Compatibility Mode
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Ability to insert links
in Google documents
Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled
release
For more information:
Download the latest Google Docs app on Google Play
Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted Launch release calendar Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates |