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Google Docs code blocks now support additional programming languages.
Support for additional code languages has been added to Google Docs, giving more users the ability to easily visualize code, making code more readable and collaboration easier.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-04-18 • Scheduled: 2025-04-18 -
Google Docs code blocks now support additional programming languages (C#, Go, Kotlin, PHP, Rust, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, XML, JSON, Protobuf, Textproto, SQL, Bash/Shell).
Code blocks in Google Docs now support additional programming languages, making code more readable and collaboration easier. Users can format code blocks in C#, Go, Kotlin, PHP, Rust, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, XML, JSON, Protobuf, Textproto, SQL, and Bash/Shell.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-04-14 • Scheduled: 2025-04-23 -
2025-04-11Content & Collaboration
Help me write in Google Docs now available in Japanese, Italian, French and German.
Help me write is now available in four additional languages: Japanese, Italian, French and German.
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2025-04-11Content & Collaboration
"Help me write" in Google Docs is now available in Japanese, Italian, French, and German.
The "Help me write" feature in Google Docs is now available in Japanese, Italian, French, and German.
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2025-04-07Content & Collaboration
"Help me write" in Google Docs is now available in Japanese, Italian, French, and German.
The AI-powered writing feature in Google Docs, "Help me write", is now available in Japanese, Italian, French, and German. This feature helps you get started by writing something new or quickly refining existing text. It saves you time and effort by enabling you to focus on bringing your ideas to life instead of conquering a blank page.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-04-07 • Scheduled: 2025-04-07 -
Help me create in Google Docs is now available in seven additional languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, French, German.
Gemini can transform a blank page into a long-form document with cover images, in-line images, stylized text, tables, content from chosen Drive files, and more.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-03-31 • Scheduled: 2025-03-31 -
Introducing a new building block in Google Docs that adds an AI-generated summary to your content using Gemini.
Gemini will provide a summary that you can instantly insert or edit alongside other document collaborators.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-03-17 • Scheduled: 2025-03-17 -
Additional accessibility tags for Tables, Equations, and Checkboxes in PDFs exported from Google Docs
Added structural and accessibility tagging in PDFs exported from Google Docs to improve the ability for users with screen readers and other assistive technology to read and navigate PDFs. Introduced support for tables, equations, and checkboxes.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-03-14 • Scheduled: 2025-03-14 -
Additional accessibility tags for Tables, Equations, and Checkboxes in PDFs exported from Google Docs
We’re building upon this by introducing support for tables, equations, and checkboxes. As a result, users will be able to export a wider range of content in an accessible format.
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you can now export client-side encrypted Google Docs to Word files
you'll continue to own the encryption keys that protect your files to prevent unauthorized access from any third party (including Google or foreign governments) but convert your files as needed
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-03-12 • Scheduled: 2025-03-12 -
Export client-side encrypted Google Docs to Microsoft Word files.
Google Docs is introducing a beta feature that allows users to export client-side encrypted documents to Microsoft Word (.docx) files. This allows users to maintain control over their encryption keys to prevent unauthorized access from third parties, including Google, while still having the flexibility to convert files. The feature is available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, and Education Plus customers who are accepted into the beta.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2025-03-12 -
We’re introducing improvements to adding and working with cover images in Google Docs.
In addition to the “Choose from stock images” and “Upload from computer”, insertion options, users can now add images via: Searching the web
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-02-11 • Scheduled: 2025-02-11 -
Google Docs is enhancing the cover image experience with more insertion options, expanded stock images, and improved UI.
Google Docs has updated its cover image functionality for pageless documents. Users can now insert cover images by searching the web, uploading from Google Drive, importing from Google Photos, or pasting a URL. Additionally, over 100 new stock images have been added with category filtering for art, food, and abstract themes. The 'Cover image' chip at the top of documents now displays a placeholder image and a menu with options to create images with Gemini or insert them via the new methods.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-02-11 • Scheduled: 2025-02-11 -
2025-01-15Content & Collaboration
Expanding Google AI to more of Google Workspace
Summarize the main points of a lengthy document or create an outline for a sales pitch, brainstorm a list of ideas for a new marketing campaign. Easily polish your documents with writing, grammar, and formatting suggestions from Gemini.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-01-15 • Scheduled: 2025-01-15 -
Introduction of 'Help me create' in Google Docs to build structured, stylized documents using Gemini.
Google is introducing 'Help me create', a new feature in Google Docs that allows users to generate full, visually-appealing documents from a single custom prompt. By using the '@ filename' syntax, users can pull content from their Google Drive files to create long-form documents that include cover images, in-line images, stylized text, and tables. The feature is currently available in English and supported on pageless documents.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2024-12-10 • Scheduled: 2024-12-16