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  • Table resizing in documents and more Google Docs features

    Posted: 2010-08-03 18:18:09 UTC-07:00
    Several new features have been added to Google Docs:
    - Tables in documents can now be resized
    - Custom entries can now be added to the spell check dictionary for documents
    - The document ruler can now be set to 'on' or 'off' across sessions
    - Entire drawings can be copied to the web clipboard

    Editions included:
    Standard, Premier, Education, Team, Partner Edition and Google Apps for Government

    Languages included:
    All languages supported by Google Docs

    How to access what's new:
    To resize tables in documents, click and drag the row or column dividing lines.

    To add a custom entry to the spell check dictionary, right-click your new word and select 'Add to dictionary'.

    To turn the document ruler 'on' or 'off' across sessions, click 'View' and change your 'Show ruler' preference.

    To copy an entire drawing to the web clipboard, click the web clipboard icon and select 'Copy entire drawing to web clipboard'.

    For more information:
    http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/08/table-resizing-and-other-niceties-in.html

  • iGoogle now replacing the Start Page

    Posted: 2010-08-03 18:17:48 UTC-07:00
    The Start Page is being automatically be converted to iGoogle. The Start Page gadgets your users have configured will be migrated to iGoogle pages, after which users can modify their iGoogle gadgets, tabs and themes. Your Start Page web address will automatically redirect your users to iGoogle.

    Editions included:
    Standard, Premier, Education and Partner Editions

    Languages included:
    All languages supported by the Start Page

    How to access what's new:
    To reach iGoogle, visit http://partnerpage.google.com/yourdomain.com. Be sure to replace "yourdomain.com" with your actual domain name.


  • Google Apps for Government now available

    Posted: 2010-08-03 18:17:42 UTC-07:00
    To meet the security and policy requirements of federal, state and local government agencies in the U.S., we have introduced Google Apps for Government. In addition to the applications and administrative controls available in the business edition of Google Apps, the service for government agencies has received Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification and accreditation from the U.S. General Services Administration.

    Editions included:
    Google Apps for Government

    Languages included:
    US English

    For more information:
    http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/introducing-google-apps-for-government.html


  • Apply template themes to existing sites in Google Sites

    Posted: 2010-08-03 18:17:25 UTC-07:00
    Google Sites now supports the ability to apply a site template’s theme to any existing site. This does not apply the entire template to your existing site, just the template's theme.

    Editions included:
    Standard, Premier, Education, Team, Partner Edition and Google Apps for Government

    Languages included:
    All languages supported by Google Sites

    How to access what's new:
    Click 'More actions', then 'Manage site'. Go to 'Themes', then select 'Browse the theme gallery' to choose a template's theme.

    For more information:
    http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/07/apply-template-themes-to-existing-sites.html

  • User policy management now in Google Apps Control Panel

    Posted: 2010-07-20 10:55:28 UTC-07:00

    Google Apps administrators can now segment their users into different organizations and control which Google services are enabled/disabled for each of those different sets of users.

    - Allows creation of organizations in a tree-like hierarchy
    - Manage membership of users into one organization
    - Specify policies for which services are on/off by organization

    Updates have also been made to the Google Apps Directory Sync Tool and the Provisioning API to take this new functionality into account.

    Editions included:
    Premier and Education Editions

    Languages included:
    US English only

    How to access what's new:
    The Control Panel tab ‘Users and groups’ now becomes ‘Organization & users’. Click on this new tab to create a new organization.

    To create organizational units:
    1. In the organizational tree, highlight the organizational unit to which you want to add a child.
    2. Click the ‘Add suborganization’ button..
    3. Enter a name and description for the new organization.
    4. Click the ‘Add organization’ button.
    5. The new organizational unit appears as a child of the organizational unit you selected at step 1.

    To enable/disable services for specific users:
    1. Services that are disabled on the main dashboard will be disabled for all users.
    2. Click the ‘Organizations & users’ tab.
    3. Select the appropriate organization.
    4. Click the ‘Services’ sub-tab.
    5. Click ‘On/Off’ to change service settings or if it's a sub-organization, click 'Override this setting' or 'Use inherited' links to change settings.

    - This feature is only available to domains using the ‘Next Generation’ version of the control panel. To enable this version in the control panel, click ‘Domain settings’, then ‘General’ and ensure the checkbox ‘Next generation (US English only)’ is enabled.
    - This feature is being rolled out gradually.
    - A user can exist in only a single node in the hierarchy tree.

    For more information:
    http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/07/introducing-user-policy-management-for.html
    Help Center: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=182426


  • New version of Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® released

    Posted: 2010-07-15 11:00:57 UTC-07:00

    Version 1.9 of Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® has been released with the following new features:

    - If Outlook® crashes or doesn't shut down properly during a sync, the utility starts the sync again from a point preceding the crash or improper shutdown. This new method ensures that you won't be missing any messages.
    - New resync options are available in the Synchronization Status dialog box:
    Overwrite: Overwrites your local profile with data from the cloud, updating just the data type you selected (mail, contacts, or calendars).
    Delete and resync: Deletes data from your Outlook profile, then re-syncs with the cloud to repopulate your profile with data from Google.
    - More additional fields are supported in the Dynamic Global Address List.
    - A new dialog box has been implemented that lets you set the size of your local mailbox and offers some insight into which setting to use.

    Editions included:
    Premier and Education Editions

    Languages included:
    US English only

    How to access what's new:
    1. Update Google Apps Sync
    - If you installed Google App Sync: Updates are checked for and downloaded to your computer automatically.
    - If your administrator installed Google Apps Sync: Updates are downloaded to your computer automatically, if your administrator enables automatic updates.
    2. For the update to go into effect:
    - If you have Windows XP: Restart your computer.
    - If you have Windows Vista: Restart Microsoft Outlook.

    For more information:
    http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=153463


  • More admin controls for mobile device management in Google Apps

    Posted: 2010-07-14 03:06:31 UTC-07:00

    Google Apps administrators now have more options to manage mobile devices in the control panel:

    - Requiring devices to use data encryption
    - Auto-wiping device after specified number of failed password attempts
    - Disabling the phone’s camera
    - Ensuring old passwords are not reused
    - Requiring passwords to be changed after specified time interval
    - Disabling data synchronization when device is roaming to reduce wireless overage charges

    Editions included:
    Premier and Education Editions

    Languages included:
    US English only*

    How to access what's new:
    In the Google Apps control panel, select ‘Service settings’, then ‘Mobile’ to access the new mobile device management options.
    * Administrator Control Panel needs to be set to ‘Next generation (US English only)’ version in ‘Domain Settings’ to see these new options.

    For more information:
    http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/07/google-apps-adds-more-admin-controls.html
    http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=173393

     

  • New version of Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes tool available for download

    Posted: 2010-07-14 02:52:36 UTC-07:00

    Version 2.2.1 of the Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes tool is now available for download with the following new features:

    Pre-migration Estimator: It is now possible to gather user statistics prior to migration for selected users. This feature is designed to help customers plan the migration process for each site as they can now see precisely how many emails, calendar entries and contacts/groups will be migrated for each user. These values are aggregated up to show totals by user status, by site and across the entire organisation. The system also calculates the amount of data that will be migrated for each user and totals up accordingly.

    Error Threshold Setting: In earlier versions of this tool, if any migration errors were encountered the system would keep the user at Active status until the error was resolved, manually flagged as complete, or the administrator moved the user to "Complete" status. It now allows the administrator to set a site level threshold for errors. If the total number of migration errors in a single user's mail file is below this threshold, the system will allow the user to move to "Complete". Where notifications are enabled, the user will receive a completion notice which will include details of any errors so that they can deal with these as required.

    Editions included:
    Premier and Education Editions

    Languages included:
    US English only

    How to access what's new:
    Download

    For more information:
    http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=154630

  • Page navigation now in Google forms

    Posted: 2010-07-13 11:58:06 UTC-07:00

    When creating Google forms you can now use a simpler page navigation feature to direct respondents to relevant pages regardless of their answers.

    Editions included:
    Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

    Languages included:
    All languages supported by Google Docs

    How to access what's new:
    In the Google Docs list, select ‘Create new’ then ‘Form’ to create a new form. For multiple choice questions, you now have a new option to ‘Go to page based on answer’. If you select this, when creating the actual multiple choice questions, you have the option to navigate to a different page/item for each individual question.

    For more information:
    http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/07/page-navigation-in-google-forms.html


  • Rich text signatures now available in Gmail

    Posted: 2010-07-09 01:44:25 UTC-07:00

    Rich text signatures have now been added to Gmail allowing you to add your own formatting, images and links to your email signatures. If you have configured your Gmail account to also send mail using the Send mail as/custom ‘from’ feature, then you can now also have a unique signature for each these other addresses that you’ve added to your account.

    Editions included:
    Standard, Premier, Education and Partner Editions

    Languages included:
    All languages supported by Gmail

    How to access what's new:
    In your Gmail account, go to ‘Settings’ then the ‘General’ tab. The new rich text editor is in the signature section. Edit the formatting for your signature as you would like it to appear on all outgoing messages and click ‘Save changes’.

    For more information:
    http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/rich-text-signatures.html
    http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=22370


  • New Google Docs editor is now the default editor for Google Apps users

    Posted: 2010-07-08 01:49:48 UTC-07:00

    The new Google Docs editor is now the default editor for all Google Apps users. Previously, users had to manually opt-in to this version in ‘Documents settings’.

    Editions included:
    Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

    Languages included:
    All languages supported by Google Docs

    How to access what's new:
    The new editor is now the default editor when creating new Google Documents. If you’d like to revert to the old version, you can do so by unchecking the 'Create new text documents using the latest version of the document editor' box on the 'Editing' tab in 'Documents settings'.

    For more information:
    http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=176442

  • View files from the Docs list in your mobile browser with the Google Docs Viewer

    Posted: 2010-06-29 05:31:58 UTC-07:00

    You can now view PDFs, .ppt, .doc and .docx files you’ve uploaded to your documents list directly in your mobile browser, without the need to download. This release is for Android, iPhone and iPad devices.

    Editions included:
    Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

    Languages included:
    All languages supported by Google Docs Viewer

    How to access what's new:
    Access your Google Docs list in the mobile browser on your device by signing into Google Docs. Select a file to view and then view the file using Google Docs viewer without any download.
    Supported file types: pdf, .ppt, .doc and .docx

    For more information:
    http://docs.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=15114


  • Google Docs viewer now supports .doc and .docx file types in Gmail

    Posted: 2010-07-13 12:01:33 UTC-07:00
    You can now view Microsoft® Word files as attachments in Gmail with a single click -- no need to download, save, and open files with a desktop application to preview. The Google Docs viewer that allows you to view .pdf, .ppt, and .tiff files in your browser, now supports .doc and .docx formats.

    Editions included:
    Standard, Premier, Education and Partner Editions

    Languages included:
    All languages supported by Gmail

    How to access what's new:
    If you receive a message in Gmail with a .doc or .docx attachment, click on ‘View’ at the bottom of the message to easily see a preview of the attachment.

    For more information:
    http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/view-doc-attachments-right-in-your.html


  • New Google Calendar interface is now the default for all domains

    Posted: 2010-06-25 06:38:38 UTC-07:00

    The recent update to the Google Calendar interface is now the default for all Google Apps domains. Some of the changes include a change to colors, less white space and the ‘Create event’ link is now a button. The link for ‘Tasks’ has also been removed and is now a calendar.

    Editions included:
    Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

    Languages included:
    All languages supported by Google Calendar

    How to access what's new:
    Previously, this new interface was only available to domains that had the ‘Enable pre-release features’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. The new interface will now be the default, irrespective of this setting.

    For more information:
    http://www.google.com/support/calendar/?hl=en


  • Multi-domain management now available in Google Apps

    Posted: 2010-06-24 02:37:01 UTC-07:00

    Google Apps administrators can now manage multiple domains from one control panel in Google Apps. Users from different domains preserve their original email address, but all users are on the organization's global address list, and calendars, docs and sites can be shared throughout the entire organization.

    Editions included:
    Premier and Education Editions

    Languages included:
    US English only

    How to access what's new:
    Admins can now add additional domains in the Control Panel under ‘Domain Settings’ by adding the domain name in the text box. For these domains, admins will still have to verify domain ownership just like the primary domain.

    To add another domain:
    1. In the Google Apps Control Panel, click ‘Domain settings’, then ‘Domain names’.
    2. Click ‘Add a domain or a domain alias’.
    3. Enter the domain name that you want to add in the text box.
    4. If you just want to add the domain as a domain alias, enable the checkbox ‘Make this domain an alias of my primary domain’.
    5. Click ‘Continue and verify domain ownership’ to verify ownership of the domain
    6. Follow the instructions to verify domain ownership and set up email delivery.

    - After adding a domain, when admins now create a new user, they will have the choice to create the user with username@domainA.com or username@domainB.com.
    - This feature is only available to domains using the ‘Next Generation’ version of the Control Panel. To enable this version in the control panel, click ‘Domain settings’ > ’General’ and ensure the checkbox ‘Next generation (US English only)’ is enabled.
    - These changes are gradually rolling out and will happen in the next few days.

    Note: It is not currently possible to merge existing Google Apps accounts. For more information on what is supported by multi-domain management, please visit the Help Center.

    For more information:
    http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/06/introducing-multi-domain-support-in.html
    Help Center: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=14579

    To learn more about the new Multi-domain management feature and more recent launches on Google Apps, please join us for a live webinar on Tuesday, July 13th at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT.


  • Format painter and GoogleLookup function now in the new Google Spreadsheets editor

    Posted: 2010-06-23 06:03:20 UTC-07:00

    - Format painter allows you to apply the same formatting to other elements more easily.
    - GoogleLookup function attempts to find the values for straightforward facts about specific things.

    Editions included:
    Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

    Languages included:
    All languages supported by Google Docs
    *GoogleLookup function is English-only

    How to access what's new:
    Format Painter: Apply the formatting that you want to a particular cell/column/row. Click the paintbrush icon to use the format painter, then click your desired cell/column/row to apply the exact same formatting.

    GoogleLookup: Enter this formula syntax in the desired cell: =GoogleLookup("entity"; "attribute") where "entity" represents the name of the entity that you want to access, like Kuala Lumpur, Audrey Hepburn, or oxygen, and "attribute" is the type of information that you want to retrieve. An example would be =GoogleLookup("Ireland"; "internet users")

    For more information:
    http://docs.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=15115
    http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54199

  • Optical Character Recognition now in Google Docs

    Posted: 2010-06-23 04:23:55 UTC-07:00

    Google Docs now supports importing scanned documents and then allowing you to edit the converted docs.

    Editions included:
    Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

    Languages included:
    English, French, Italian, German and Spanish

    How to access what's new:
    In Google Docs, on the upload page, check the “Convert text from PDF or image files to Google Docs documents”, upload your scanned images (JPEG, GIF, PNG) or PDFs, and Google Docs will extract text and formatting from the scans. You can then edit the converted document.

    For more information:
    http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/06/optical-character-recognition-ocr-in.html


  • Google Apps updates: greatest hits from the last 6 months

    Posted: 2010-06-21 05:57:54 UTC-07:00

    In the past six months, over 50 new features have been rolled out to Google Apps. Here are the ones customers have found most useful:

    Upload any file to Google Docs
    Google Apps users can easily upload and securely share any type of file internally and externally using Google Docs. You get 1 GB of storage per user, and you can upload files up to 250 MB in size. Now accessing your work files doesn't require a connection to your internal office network. Nor do you need to email files to yourself, carry around a thumbdrive, or use a company network drive – you can access your files using Google Docs from any web-enabled computer.

    Enterprise mobile device management features
    Google Apps administrators can use new mobile device management capabilities for iPhone, Nokia, and Windows Mobile devices to remotely wipe data from lost devices, lock idle devices after a period of inactivity, require device passwords of variable complexity, and more.

    The Google Apps Marketplace
    The Google Apps Marketplace allows administrators to discover and purchase integrated third party cloud applications and deploy them to their domains. Applications listed in the Google Apps Marketplace integrate with Google Apps using open protocols. Once added, they then can be easily managed from your domain's control panel and accessed by users through the same links as the Google Apps suite.

    Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange Tool
    The new Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange tool simplifies migration of email, calendar and contacts from both hosted and on-premise Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps. With this tool, admins can do multiple migrations in parallel, centrally manage migration without end user involvement, and migrate email, calendar or contacts from Microsoft Exchange 2003 or 2007.

    Two-way calendar sync in Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server
    Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server now allows two-way calendar sync. Users can accept/decline meetings, schedule new meetings, move meeting times and add/remove meeting attendees in Google Calendar from their Blackberry devices.

    If you'd like to learn more about what's new in Google Apps, be sure to join us for the upcoming webinar:

    Google Apps H1 2010: Innovation in Review
    June 22nd, 2010 9AM PST / 12PM EST / 5PM GMT
    Register now

New sharing settings in Google Docs

Posted: 2010-06-18 03:57:42 UTC-07:00

We’ve improved the way sharing works in Google Docs to make sharing easier and more intuitive while giving you even more control.

Private: Private docs are accessible only to people or groups you’ve explicitly invited to the file. Anyone trying to access the file will have to sign in to verify that they have access to the file.

People at your organization with the link: Docs set to this option are accessible to anyone inside the domain who knows the URL of the file. If you also select the ‘Allow anyone to edit’ option, anyone with the URL will be able to view and edit your file. This option allows you to easily copy and paste the file’s link into chat, email and calendar invites.

People at your organization can find and access: Docs set to this option will be indexed by Google Docs search and may be opened by anyone in your organization.

If your Google Apps administrator allows sharing outside of your organization, you will also be able to make a file Public on the web or available to Anyone with the link (no sign in required). Administrators can also control the default visibility setting from the control panel.

Editions included:
Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
- To see the new options, click the ‘Share’ button when editing a document.
- You can easily see the full list of editors and viewers by clicking on the visibility option/icon next to the document title or clicking on the ‘Share’ button.
- From the Docs list, you can now modify the sharing settings of multiple documents at a time. Select the documents that you want to modify and click the ‘Share’ button.

Note: The existing default sharing settings that administrators have chosen have not changed. These features are being rolled out over the coming week.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-sharing-settings-in-google-docs.html
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=10719
http://docs.google.com/support/?hl=en

To learn more about the new Docs sharing settings and more recent launches on Google Apps, please join us for a live webinar on Tuesday, June 22nd at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT
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