Google Workspace Updates

View event support in Google Drive audit logs

Monday, August 18, 2014

View event will cover file views for Google and non-Google file formats. Admins will also be able to filter on view events and combine that with other filtering criteria like document name, user name and timestamp.

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Currently, Google Apps Unlimited customers are able to access Drive audit logs using the Reports API and in the 'Audit' section of the Admin console reports. The current Drive audit logs include events such as create, upload, edit, rename, move, add to folder, remove from folder, trash, delete and untrash. We are now adding view event support to the Drive audit logs.

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Copy and paste charts within Google Sheets

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

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People using Google Sheets will now be able to copy and paste high-fidelity, fully functional charts inside the same spreadsheet and between spreadsheets. When copying inside the same spreadsheet, the original data is used, so updating any data updates the chart. When copying between spreadsheets, a copy of the data is used, so no data is linked and updating the original data does not affect the chart. Release track:

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Chart trendlines now available in Google Sheets

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

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People creating charts in Google Sheets will now have the ability to add trendlines--lines superimposed on charts revealing the overall direction of the data. Trendlines can be styled with different colors and line thicknesses, and can be displayed as an item in the legend. They are available for scatter plot, bar, column, and line charts. Release track:

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Classroom now available to Google Apps for Education

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

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Today we started to open Classroom to all Google Apps for Education users, helping teachers create and collect assignments paperlessly. Classroom includes time-saving features like the ability to automatically make a copy of a Google Document for each student, and also creates Drive folders for each assignment and for each student to help keep everyone organized. Students can keep track of what’s due on the Assignments page and begin working with just a click. Teachers can quickly see who has or hasn't completed the work, and provide direct, real-time feedback and grades right in Classroom. We’ll be rolling out to more users every day, so if you go to classroom.google.com with your Apps for Education account and don’t have access yet, please check back soon.

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Optimize the experience working with Office files on your Chromebook

Friday, August 8, 2014

If your organization manages updates for Chrome, be sure to update to the latest Chrome OS versions to get the best experience working with Office files on your Chromebook.

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https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/2481498

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People using Chrome OS on the latest versions (36.0.1985.138 or 36.0.1985.126), and who are opted-in to the new Drive UI, can now edit Office files natively from Drive and Gmail. They will also experience greater stability and rendering fidelity for files.

If your organization manages updates for Chrome, be sure to update to the latest Chrome OS versions to get the best experience working with Office files on your Chromebook.

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New bulk mail filter in Gmail Spam settings

Thursday, August 7, 2014

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Rapid release and Scheduled release

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With this new option in Gmail Spam settings, admins can turn on more stringent filtering of bulk mail using a single checkbox. This is a feature that was available in Postini, and will now be available to Google Apps customers. For migrated Postini customers, the checkbox will be enabled by default.

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Support for third-party internationalized email addresses in Gmail

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Google Accounts will continue to contain only non-accented Latin characters (ASCII), so users will not be able to create an account such as Борис@gmail.com.

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With this launch, Gmail users will be able to send to, and receive from, email addresses that contain accented or non-Latin characters. This includes both the domain name (to the right of the @ symbol) and/or the local-part (to the left of the @ symbol), as in 武＠メール.グーグル.

Google Accounts will continue to contain only non-accented Latin characters (ASCII), so users will not be able to create an account such as Борис@gmail.com.

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Video call links in Calendar events for all Apps customers

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

As announced earlier this year, administrators can disable this functionality for specific organizational units.

We plan to provide similar functionality to Google Apps for Government soon.

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks

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https://support.google.com/a/answer/4362302

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Last week we announced the roll-out of Hangouts video calls for up to 15 participants to everyone on Google Apps. This applies to people with and without access to Google+, with either Google Talk or Google Hangouts chat enabled. Starting today, Google Calendar will automatically add video call links to new Calendar events for all Google Apps for Business and Education customers.

As announced earlier this year, administrators can disable this functionality for specific organizational units.

We plan to provide similar functionality to Google Apps for Government soon.

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks

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Table cell border styling in Google Docs

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

When the cursor is in a table, the border styling toolbar will appear, allowing the editor to select border styles for a selection of cells or the individual cell containing the cursor.

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks

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https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3508928

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People working with tables in Google Docs will now be able add styling to the borders of individual cells or groups of cells within the table. New controls will allow the application of color, width, and line styles to cell borders in a selection.

When the cursor is in a table, the border styling toolbar will appear, allowing the editor to select border styles for a selection of cells or the individual cell containing the cursor.

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks

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What's New in Google Apps newsletter - July 2014

Monday, August 4, 2014

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View event support in Google Drive audit logs

Copy and paste charts within Google Sheets

Chart trendlines now available in Google Sheets

Classroom now available to Google Apps for Education

Optimize the experience working with Office files on your Chromebook

New bulk mail filter in Gmail Spam settings

Support for third-party internationalized email addresses in Gmail

Video call links in Calendar events for all Apps customers

Table cell border styling in Google Docs

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