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2009-07-02Content & Collaboration
Business users can now upload custom templates to the Google Docs template gallery.
Google Docs now allows business users in Premier and Education Editions to upload their own custom templates for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and forms to a template gallery. These templates are automatically shared with coworkers and remain private to company employees.
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2009-07-01More
Premier Edition administrators can now add profile information to domain users.
Administrators of the Premier Edition can now add profile information to users within their domain. This profile information is visible to all domain users in Contacts and is managed via the User Profiles Data API.
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2009-06-25Content & Collaboration
Various improvements to Google Forms, including new question types and editor enhancements.
Google Forms within Spreadsheets has been updated with new question types and several Form Editor improvements, such as new Section Headers, a fixed-width editor, an improved Scale question type (0-10), and the ability to edit multiple forms simultaneously. Additionally, the form HTML structure has been updated for better skinning and Javascript applications, and the UI is now localized for signed-in users.
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2009-06-25Content & Collaboration
New solve feature to optimize linear models in Google Spreadsheets.
Google Spreadsheets has introduced a new solve feature that allows users to optimize linear models. This functionality can be accessed by selecting 'Tools' from the Google Docs menu bar and clicking 'Solve'.
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2009-06-02Content & Collaboration
Google Sites now supports AdSense integration for site monetization.
Google Sites has introduced integration with AdSense, allowing users to display ads on their sites to generate revenue. To enable this feature, users can navigate to 'Site Settings' and select 'Monetize' to link their AdSense account.
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2009-06-01Content & Collaboration
Introduction of Tables and Records Data APIs in Google Spreadsheets.
Google has released two new Data APIs for Google Spreadsheets. The Tables feed allows users to place multiple tables anywhere on a sheet with column-based meta-data for each column. The Records feed provides a feed of rows within a table, referred to as records, which maintain stable IDs even when rows are moved.
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2009-06-01Content & Collaboration
Google Docs now supports the upload of .docx and .xlsx file formats.
Google Docs has added support for uploading .docx and .xlsx file formats. Users can import these files by clicking the 'Upload' button from the Google Docs List menu, selecting the file, and clicking 'Upload File'.
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2009-05-19Content & Collaboration
Google Sites introduces hierarchical navigation, UI updates, and site language settings.
Google Sites has been updated with several new features, including a hierarchical tree structure for the site navigation widget, an updated editing toolbar resembling Google Docs, and vertical navigation for site settings. Additionally, performance has been improved via rendering infrastructure modifications, gadget styling has been made more flexible, and users can now configure a site language for a uniform viewer experience.
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2009-05-12Comms & Meetings
Guest comments are now included in Google Calendar invitation reply emails.
When Google Calendar notifications are enabled, guests' comments are now included along with their response in the email reply to the invitation. To receive these comments, users must enable 'Invitation replies' notifications under the Calendar settings tab.
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2009-04-30Content & Collaboration
Themes for forms in Google Docs
Users can now apply themes to forms created in Google Docs. By clicking the 'Theme' button at the top of a form, users can select and apply a theme that will be visible to respondents when they access the form in a window, although themes are not visible when replying via an embedded form in an email.
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2009-04-30Other
Google Apps Directory Sync enables automatic provisioning of users and groups from LDAP systems.
Google Apps Directory Sync allows administrators to automatically provision users and groups in Google Apps based on user data from an LDAP system, such as Microsoft Active Directory or Lotus Domino, to match their existing organizational schema.
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2009-04-28Content & Collaboration
Control who can edit individual sheets in Google Docs spreadsheets.
Google Docs spreadsheets now allow users to protect individual sheets. By selecting the 'Protect sheet' option from the sheet's name menu, users can specify exactly who is allowed to edit that specific sheet, providing finer control over spreadsheet collaboration.
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2009-04-21Content & Collaboration
Speaker notes are now included when uploading PowerPoint presentations to Google Docs.
When users upload a PowerPoint (.ppt) presentation into Google Docs, the speaker notes associated with the slides are now preserved and uploaded along with the presentation. These notes can be accessed under the 'Speaker notes' section in the resulting Google Doc.
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2009-04-16Content & Collaboration
Automatic transition of Page Creator pages to Google Sites
Google is implementing an automatic transition of Page Creator pages to Google Sites, which involves moving existing pages and redirecting visits to the new Google Sites location. Users who prefer not to be moved have the option to download their content and host it on another service before the transition begins on June 1, 2009.
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2009-04-16Comms & Meetings
Google Calendar now supports the Chinese calendar in Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Google Calendar has added support for the Chinese calendar, allowing users to view their agenda against either the Traditional or Simplified Chinese calendar. This update is available for Standard, Premier, Education, Team, and Partner Editions across all supported languages.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2009-04-16 • Scheduled: 2009-04-16