Adjust margins per section It’s now possible to use the ruler to adjust the left and right margins by section. Previously, it was only possible to adjust the margins for the entire document.
If you don’t make a selection, the ruler will adjust the margins for the section that corresponds to the cursor location. Or, you can highlight multiple sections of your doc to be adjusted.
You can also adjust margins per-section by going to File > Page Setup.
Availability
Rollout details
Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on May 30, 2019.
Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on June 19, 2019.
End users: Once Gmail confidential mode launches, you can follow the steps in this Help Center article to send & open confidential emails.
Additional details
How Gmail confidential mode works with Vault and eDiscovery When a user sends a confidential message, Gmail replaces the message body and attachments with a link. Only the subject and body containing the link are sent via SMTP. This means that if your users send or receive messages in Gmail confidential mode, Vault will retain, preserve, search and export confidential mode messages. The message body of received messages will be accessible in Vault only if the sender of the message is from within your organization.
Admins: No action required. End users: To update the data in a multiple charts or tables:
In Docs or Slides, at the top click Tools > Linked objects.
A sidebar will open on the right, at the bottom click Update all.
Note: Click Update next to specific objects to update them individually.
Additional details
If you don’t see Update or Update All, your charts, tables, or slides may not be linked. To learn how to link charts, tables, or slides see this article in our Help Center.
Admins at domains with SAML IdP configured for SSO and a network mask can turn on the setting in the Admin console (“Require password change”) or via the Admin SDK (“Do Force password change on Next Login”). Once turned on, it will be enforced for that user’s next login. See the sample screenshot below.
If your domain has SSO but does not have a network mask configured, then there will be no change. The required password change option will show as OFF and you won’t be able to turn it on. See the sample screenshot below.
Dark mode is a popular feature that’s frequently requested by Calendar and Keep users. It creates a better viewing experience in low-light conditions by reducing brightness.
How to get started
Admins: No action required.
End users:
Calendar
Enable Dark mode by going to Settings > General > Theme.
Keep Enable
Dark mode by going to Settings > Enable Dark Mode.
Additional details
Both Calendar and Keep apps need to be updated to the latest version of the app to see this feature.
Calendar Dark mode for Calendar will be supported on devices with Android N+ (i.e. Nougat and more recent releases).
Android Q users can set their OS to Dark mode, which means Calendar and all other apps will be in Dark mode by default. If users do not have their OS set to Dark mode, they can enable Dark mode in Calendar’s settings (see above).
For pre-Android-Q devices, users will be able to configure Calendar to go into Dark Mode when the device enters battery saving mode.
Keep Dark mode for Keep will be supported on devices with Android L-P. For these devices, Dark mode can be enabled from Keep’s settings (see above).
For Android Q devices, Dark will be on by default if the OS is set to Dark mode. Or, it can be enabled in Keep’s settings (see above).
Availability
Rollout details
Calendar:
Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on May 16, 2019.
Keep:
Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on May 20, 2019. G Suite editions Available to all G Suite editions.
On/off by default?
Calendar:
For Android N - P, Dark mode will be OFF by default and can be enabled in Calendar settings (see above).
For Android Q, this feature will be ON by default when the OS is set to Dark mode or can be enabled in Calendar settings (see above).
Keep:
For Android L - P, this feature will be OFF by default and can be enabled in Keep settings (see above).
For Android Q, this feature will be ON by default when the OS is set to Dark mode or can be enabled in Keep settings (see above).
Removing the promotional footer: We heard your feedback that the Google branding and “Create a site” button at the bottom of new Sites’ pages can distract site viewers and make your site feel less professional. We’re removing that branding, so your site viewers can focus on your content.
Display the time a site’s page was last updated: You’ve told us that it’s sometimes challenging for site viewers to determine how up to date the site content is that they are viewing. With this new feature, you can have all sites in your domain display the last updated date by default (in a newly introduced site info icon) — simply by adjusting a single admin setting, see more below.
How to get started
Admins: Control whether the “Last updated time” setting is available for site editors in your domain at Apps > G Suite > Settings for Sites. Under Last updated time, you can select:
OFF: To disable site editors from ever displaying the last updated time on a site.
ON: To give site editors the option to turn last updated time on or off.
When this setting is selected, last updated time will be defaulted to on for newly created sites going forward.
FORCED: To always show last updated time for all sites — editors cannot disable.
When this setting is selected, all sites will display the last updated time.
We recommend this option, as it ensures site viewers can quickly determine if a site is up to date.
End users: Depending on which of the above settings your admin selects, site editors can take the following actions:
OFF: No action can be taken — last updated time will be disabled.
ON: Editors can toggle last updated time on or off on a per site basis by going to the More menu > Site info settings from within new Sites.
FORCED: No action can be taken, last updated time will be displayed.
Additional details
We’re removing the “Made with new Google Sites” language and “Create a site” button that was previously included in the footer of all sites created with new Sites.
The “Report abuse” link (which is only shown in certain scenarios) and the “Site details” link (viewable to Admins only) are not being removed and can be found in the newly designed site info icon (lower left hand corner on a site) moving forward.
Rapid Release domains: Admin controls available starting May 13, 2019. If enabled, the feature is available starting May 13.
Scheduled Release domains: Admin controls available starting May 13, 2019. If enabled, the feature is available starting May 13.
G Suite editions Available to all G Suite editions
On/off by default? This feature will be ON by default starting on June 30, 2019. You can turn it on or off for each Jamboard at any time. Stay up to date with G Suite launches
Remove duplicates: A highly requested feature, you can use this tool to easily remove duplicate values from your sheet, saving you time by eliminating the need to write an app script or manually remove duplicate data.
Trim whitespace: Sometimes when you add data to a sheet, it may not be the format you need. Now, you can easily keep your sheet standardized by using the trim whitespace feature to remove any leading, trailing, or excessive whitespace from a cell or array of data.
Compatible keyboard shortcuts: You can now use popular keyboard shortcuts from other spreadsheets in Sheets. These familiar shortcuts will make navigating and working with data in Sheets quicker for users.
How to get started
Admins: No action required. End users:
To remove duplicates from a range of data:
Select range of data in your sheet
From the toolbar, select Data > Remove duplicates. In the dialogue box, you’ll see your selected range of data.
Select Remove duplicates. You’ll see an additional dialogue box that details how many duplicates were removed from your dataset.
To trim whitespaces:
Select a cell or range of data that contains whitespace on your sheet
From the toolbar, select Data > Trim whitespace
You’ll then see a dialogue box that details how many cells whitespace was removed from.
To enable compatible keyboard shortcuts:
Users can access keyboard shortcuts by going to Help > Keyboard shortcuts.
From here, you can see a list of keyboard shortcuts and their corresponding commands. Note that compatible shortcuts will be denoted with an info icon.
At the bottom, you can enable compatible spreadsheet shortcuts.
You can click “View compatible shortcuts” at the bottom right to see a complete list of all newly available shortcuts.
Additional details
The remove duplicates and trim whitespaces features will be supported in Apps Script, macro recording, and one platform APIs in early June 2019.
Increased emphasis on sender authentication requirement for approved senders We’ve also made some changes to emphasize sender authentication. The sender authentication requirement is meant to protect your users against spoofed messages. You can now clearly see which of your approved senders require authentication, and we strongly encourage you to enable authentication for any senders that currently have this disabled.
When you add new senders to an approved senders list, the “Require sender authentication” setting is enabled by default. Learn more about how sender authentication protects your domain in the Help Center.
Who’s impacted
Admins only
Why you’d use it
Gmail administrators use address lists in the Admin console to maintain lists of approved senders, blocked senders, or even addresses and domains for routing and compliance rules. We are improving the way you sort, search, and manage these lists to make this easier than before.
How to get started
Admins: You’ll see these changes in the Admin console under Apps > G Suite > Settings for Gmail > Advanced settings.
The above improvements are available for address lists used in the following settings:
Sender authentication was, and still is, required by default, and we strongly encourage you to enable authentication for any senders that currently have this disabled. The sender authentication checkbox has changed from "Do not require sender authentication (not recommended)" to "Require sender authentication (recommended)" in order to make it easier for admins to determine if sender authentication is enabled or not for a specific address.
Your addresses are now sorted and deduped. Your address lists will now be sorted by domains, and then by users, and may be smaller than the previous lists due to the removal of duplicate entries.
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