To access these insights, an owner or moderator can click on the “Manage” button (previously the “Moderate” button) and select the “Insights” tab.
Please note, this dashboard will only be available to owners and moderators of Google+ communities. For more information on moderating a Google+ community, please visit the Help Center.
Communities Report for admins
For G Suite administrators, we've also added the ability to see all communities owned by members of your organization, sortable by metrics such as total members, active members, number of posts recently made, and more. In this report, which can be found in the Admin console by going to Reports > Apps > Google+ > Communities report, you’ll also be able to see the community’s “Visibility,” indicating whether or not it’s restricted to your domain.
You can choose to view either the last seven or 30 days worth of data.
As with our previous reporting additions, these metrics are available in both the Admin console and Reports API.
Launch Details Release track: Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release
Editions: Available to all G Suite editions
Rollout pace: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility)
Impact: All end users (Community insights metrics) Admins only (Communities admin report)
In addition, if you want to create a pivot table from scratch, Sheets can suggest a number of relevant tables in the pivot table editor to help you summarize your data faster.
*You can view pivot tables on all platforms, but you can only create and edit them on the web. **The “Answers” feature in Sheets is only available in English at this time.
Suggested formulas, quicker answers
We often use basic spreadsheet formulas like =SUM or =AVERAGE for data analysis, but it takes time to make sure all inputs are written correctly. Soon, you may notice suggestions pop up when you type “=” in a cell. Using machine intelligence, Sheets provides full formula suggestions to you based on contextual clues from your spreadsheet data. We designed this to help teams save time and get answers more intuitively.
Even more Sheets features
We’re also adding more features to make Sheets even better for data analysis:
Check out a refreshed UI for pivot tables in Sheets, and new, customizable headings for rows and columns.
View your data differently with new pivot table features. When you create a pivot table, you can “show values as a % of totals” to see summarized values as a fraction of grand totals. Once you have a table, you can right-click on a cell to “view details” or even combine pivot table groups to aggregate data the way you need it. We’re also adding new format options, like repeated row labels, to give you more fine-tuned control of how to present your summarized data.
Create and edit waterfall charts. Waterfall charts are good for visualizing sequential changes in data, like if you want to see the incremental breakdown of last year’s revenue month-by-month. Select Insert > Chart > Chart type picker and then choose “waterfall.”
Quickly import or paste fixed-width formatted data files. Sheets will automatically split up the data into columns for you without needing a delimiter such as commas between data.
These new Sheets features will roll out in the coming weeks—see specific rollout details below. To learn more about how G Suite can help your business uncover valuable insights and speed up efficiencies, visit the G Suite website. Or check out these tips to help get started with Sheets.
Launch Details Release track: Launching to Rapid Release, with Scheduled Release coming on January 24th, 2018*
*Due to the holidays, the launch to Scheduled Release will occur more than the standard two weeks after the launch to Rapid Release. The rollout to Scheduled Release domains will begin on January 24th, 2018.
Editions: Available to all G Suite editions
Rollout pace: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility)
Today in Google Drive you can view your Google Photos directly via a tab in the left navigation and from folders within My Drive.
In early January 2018, we will simplify Drive navigation by removing the Google Photos tab. You can continue to access your photos and videos in Drive by creating a Google Photos folder in My Drive. Learn more in the Help Center.
You can still access your photos and videos in Google Photos on the web, Android, and iOS.
Launch Details Release track: Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release in early March 2018. Please monitor the G Suite release calendar for a specific launch date.
Editions: Available to all G Suite editions
Rollout pace: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility)
In the Google Cloud Community, connect with Googlers and other Google Workspace admins like yourself. Participate in product discussions, check out the Community Articles, and learn tips and tricks that will make your work and life easier. Be the first to know what's happening with Google Workspace.
On the “What’s new in Google Workspace?” Help Center page, learn about new products and features launching in Google Workspace, including smaller changes that haven’t been announced on the Google Workspace Updates blog.
