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2008-03-26Content & Collaboration
Google Docs adds support for 8 new languages
Google Docs has expanded its language support to include eight new languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, and Telugu. Users can select their preferred interface language via the Settings menu. Additionally, the update notes that Hebrew and Arabic are supported for documents and presentations, though not for spreadsheets.
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2008-03-19Content & Collaboration
Various usability improvements and new functions for Google Spreadsheets.
New updates include the ability to select cells for formulas using arrow keys, an expanded color palette, text auto-complete from cells in the same column, a new function auto-complete feature, and the introduction of sort(), filter(), and unique() functions.
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2008-03-19Content & Collaboration
Revision notifications for spreadsheet changes.
Revision notifications enable users to set up alerts to be notified whenever changes are made to a spreadsheet.
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2008-03-19Content & Collaboration
Google Spreadsheets adds gadgets for data visualization.
Spreadsheet gadgets allow users to visualize their data in intuitive ways, such as displaying addresses on an interactive map or creating dynamic time series charts that support zooming and scrolling.
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2008-03-06Comms & Meetings
Google Calendar sync application for Microsoft Outlook is now available.
Users can now synchronize their Google Calendar accounts with their Microsoft Outlook calendars. Synchronization works in both directions, or users can choose to only sync in one direction.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-03-06 • Scheduled: 2008-03-06 -
2008-02-29Content & Collaboration
Google Sites is now available for G Suite users.
Google Sites allows users to instantly create collaborative workspaces to share various types of information, including attachments and content from other Google applications. This update is available for Standard, Premier, Education, Team, and Partner Editions in US English.
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2008-02-12Content & Collaboration
Google Docs adds support for Hebrew and Arabic languages.
Google Docs has expanded its language support to include Hebrew and Arabic. These languages are supported for documents and presentations, although they are not supported for spreadsheets. Users can select their preferred interface language via the Settings menu in Google Docs.
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2008-02-08Other
Google launches Team Edition for employees and students.
Google has introduced Team Edition, allowing employees and students to bring Google Apps—including Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Google Talk—to their businesses and schools without requiring support from their IT departments.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-02-08 • Scheduled: 2008-02-08 -
2008-02-06Content & Collaboration
Google Spreadsheets adds the ability to freeze rows and columns.
Users can now freeze specific rows and columns in Google Spreadsheets to prevent them from scrolling off the page, making it easier to keep headers and key reference data visible.
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2008-02-06Content & Collaboration
Google Spreadsheets adds support for interactive online forms.
Users can now set up and share online forms where form submissions are automatically fed into a Google Spreadsheet, streamlining the process of collecting data from others.
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2008-02-06Other
Google Message Security and Compliance services are now available for messaging solutions.
Administrators can now add security and compliance services to their existing messaging solutions, even if they do not use Google Apps for Gmail. These services include inbound message filtering for spam, virus, and phishing protection, as well as outbound message policy controls and long-term message archiving for compliance purposes.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-02-06 • Scheduled: 2008-02-06 -
2008-01-25Content & Collaboration
Google Presentations adds PDF printing support.
Users can now save Google Presentations as PDF files by selecting 'File' and then 'Save as PDF' or 'Print...' within the application.
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2008-01-08Content & Collaboration
Google Docs document list now supports hierarchical folder structures and bulk document sharing.
The Google Docs document list has been improved to allow users to create hierarchical folder structures by nesting folders. Additionally, users can now share multiple documents simultaneously by selecting checkboxes next to the desired files and clicking the 'Share' button.
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2008-01-05Content & Collaboration
Google Presentations adds image drag-and-drop, vector shapes, slide imports, and web embedding.
Google Presentations now supports drag and drop image insertion from other Google Presentations and web pages. Users can also add basic vector shapes to slides, import individual slides from other Google Presentations and PowerPoint PPT files, and embed slideshows from Google Presentations into web pages.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-01-05 -
2007-12-13Comms & Meetings
Google Sync is now available for syncing Google Calendar to BlackBerry devices.
Google Sync is an application for BlackBerry devices that enables users to perform two-way syncing between their BlackBerry calendar and their Google Calendar. This feature is available for Standard, Premier, Education, and Partner Editions in US English.