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2008-07-03Content & Collaboration
Gadgets and charts now support full-sheet view.
Google Spreadsheets has introduced the ability to display gadgets and charts in a full-sheet view, allowing for better visibility and presentation of data.
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2008-06-13Content & Collaboration
Google Docs now supports uploading, viewing, and sharing PDF files.
Google Docs has introduced the ability for users to upload PDF files for online storage. Users can view these uploaded PDFs directly within their web browser and manage sharing permissions to determine who else has access to the files.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2008-06-13 -
2008-05-28Other
Google App Engine preview is now open to all.
Google App Engine, a development and hosting platform that allows developers to host web-based applications on Google's infrastructure, is now available to all as an open preview release for Standard, Premier, Education, and Partner Editions.
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2008-05-09Other
Google Web Security for Enterprise is now available for real-time malware protection and URL filtering.
Google Web Security for Enterprise, powered by Postini, provides real-time malware protection and URL filtering with policy enforcement and reporting. The service also includes a feature that extends these protections to remote users working on laptops in hotels, cafes, and guest networks without requiring any action on their part.
Release: Scheduled • Scheduled: 2008-05-09 -
2008-05-06Content & Collaboration
Google Sites now integrates with Google Analytics to track site usage.
Google Sites has introduced a way for users to track site usage by integrating with Google Analytics. To enable this feature, users can navigate to 'Site Settings', go to the 'Other stuff' section, check the 'Statistics' box, and enter their Google Analytics account ID.
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2008-05-02Other
Integrated Google Apps experience available on the iPhone
Google Apps has introduced a streamlined mobile interface for iPhone and iPod Touch users, allowing them to bookmark a single web address to seamlessly switch between various Google applications.
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2008-04-25Content & Collaboration
Google Presentations adds YouTube video embedding
Users can now embed YouTube videos into their Google Presentations. To do this, open a presentation for editing, click 'Insert video', and search for the desired video to embed.
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2008-04-25Content & Collaboration
Google Presentations adds speaker notes
Users can now add speaker notes to their Google Presentations by clicking the speaker notes icon at the bottom right of the screen. These notes can be viewed during the presentation by clicking 'View speaker notes' after starting the presentation.
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2008-04-25Content & Collaboration
Google Docs now allows CSS customization for documents.
Users of Google Docs can now customize the cascading style sheet (CSS) for their documents, providing advanced controls for page design, layout, and formatting. This feature can be accessed by navigating to the 'Edit' menu and selecting 'Edit CSS...'.
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2008-04-24Comms & Meetings
Google Calendar Sync now syncs all Outlook events regardless of organizer or attendee status.
Google Calendar Sync has been updated to allow all Microsoft Outlook events to be synced to Google Calendar during 1-way or 2-way synchronization. Previously, the Google Apps email address needed to be the organizer or an attendee of the Outlook event for it to sync.
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2008-04-15Other
AuthSub authentication proxy service enabled for Google Apps accounts
Google has enabled AuthSub for Google Apps accounts. AuthSub is an authentication proxy service bundled with the Google Data APIs that allows users to grant third-party applications secure access to their Google Apps service data without having to trust those applications with their usernames and passwords.
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2008-04-09Content & Collaboration
Google Presentations now supports exporting to PowerPoint (.ppt) format.
Users can now export Google Presentations to the PowerPoint (.ppt) file format. To access this feature, users can sign in to Google Docs, open a presentation, and select 'Save as PPT' from the 'File' menu. This update is available for Standard, Premier, Education, Team, and Partner Editions in US English.
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2008-04-09Content & Collaboration
Google Docs adds improved search and saved searches.
Google Docs now allows users to perform advanced searches for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Users can filter results by document type, date modified, and sharing status. Additionally, search criteria can be saved to allow users to easily rerun the same search at a later time.
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2008-04-08Other
Google App Engine preview is now available for hosting web-based applications.
Google App Engine, a development and hosting platform that allows developers to host web-based applications on Google's infrastructure, is now available as a limited preview release. This update impacts Standard, Premier, Education, and Partner Editions and is available in US English.
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2008-03-26Content & Collaboration
Google Docs now allows users to transfer ownership of documents and presentations.
Users can now transfer ownership of documents and presentations, allowing the original creator to remove the file from their document list without needing to delete the file entirely.