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2009-07-14Comms & Meetings
Introduction of a Labs page for early, experimental Google Calendar features.
Google has introduced a Labs page for Google Calendar, allowing users to enable and test early, experimental features before they are fully released.
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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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2009-04-16Comms & 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 -
2009-04-07Comms & Meetings
Mobile event editing for Google Calendar on iPhone and Android
The new version of Google Calendar for iPhone and Android allows users to edit Google Calendar events, including changing attendance status, editing details, and adding or removing guests, directly from the mobile browser.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2009-04-07 -
2009-02-07Comms & Meetings
Improved accessibility support for screen readers
Google Calendar has implemented better accessibility features to provide improved support for users utilizing screen readers.
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2009-02-07Comms & Meetings
New 'Save and send emails' option for new events
A new 'Save and send emails' button has been added to the event details page, allowing users to save event changes and notify attendees in a single step.
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2009-02-07Comms & Meetings
Streamlined settings for sharing, unsharing and deleting calendars
Google Calendar has streamlined the process for sharing, unsubscribing from, or deleting calendars via the 'Settings' link located at the bottom of the 'My calendars' box.
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2009-02-07Comms & Meetings
Ability to add Google Docs files to events
Users can now attach Google Docs files to calendar events by navigating to the event details page and clicking the 'Add a Google document' option.
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2009-02-07Comms & Meetings
Collapsable screen area for all-day events
Google Calendar now includes a collapsable screen area for all-day events, which users can minimize by clicking the triangle on the left side of the all-day events area.
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2009-02-05Comms & Meetings
Offline read-only access is now available for Google Calendar.
Google Calendar now offers offline read-only access, allowing users to view their account and calendar events even without an internet connection. This feature is available for Standard, Premier, Education, Team, and Partner Editions in US English. Users can enable the feature via the 'Offline beta' link, although Premier and Education Edition administrators must first opt their domains into new features through the administrative control panel.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2009-02-05 -
2008-12-12Comms & Meetings
Event creators can now allow guests to modify event details.
Event creators in Google Calendar can now grant guests the ability to modify event details. This is enabled by opening the event details, navigating to the 'Guests can' section, and checking the 'modify event' box.
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2008-12-12Comms & Meetings
Visual indicator for events where all other attendees have declined.
Google Calendar now provides a visual indicator on events to notify the user when all other invited attendees have declined the invitation.
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2008-12-12Comms & Meetings
Option to disable reminders for unaccepted events in Google Calendar.
Google Calendar now allows users to disable reminders for events that they have not yet accepted. This can be managed in Settings under the 'Automatically add invitations to my calendar' section by selecting 'Yes, but don't sent event reminders until I have responded'.
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2008-12-12Comms & Meetings
Google Calendar adds 'undo' functionality for schedule changes.
Users can now undo the last change they made to their schedule by clicking the 'undo' link in the change confirmation that appears near the top of the screen.
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2008-11-21Comms & Meetings
Attendee names now appear in event blocks for two-person events.
For events scheduled between only two people, Google Calendar now displays the name of the other attendee directly within the event block on the calendar view.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-11-21 • Scheduled: 2008-11-21