Google Workspace Changes

Search results on Docs, Sheets, and Slides home screens now include files from all three apps.

Google has updated the search functionality on the home screens of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides on the web. Now, searching from any of these home screens will return results from all three applications. The results page will display 'Top results' containing a mix of relevant files, followed by a section for recent files specific to the app the user is currently accessing.

Templates are now available in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides mobile apps for Android and iOS.

Google is rolling out template functionality to the Android and iOS apps for Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Users can now create new documents, spreadsheets, or presentations using pre-defined templates—such as meeting agendas, pitch decks, and expense reports—by clicking the red “+” button, bringing the same functionality available on the web to mobile devices.

Enhanced commenting and suggestions management in the Google Docs app for Android.

The Google Docs app for Android now allows users to view comments and suggestions in Print Layout view. Users can now resolve, close, accept, or reject these comments and suggestions directly from their mobile device, facilitating a smoother transition between desktop and mobile workflows.

Superscripts and subscripts support in Docs and Slides Android apps

The Google Docs and Slides Android apps now allow users to create superscript and subscript text using the text formatting palette.

Templates for Docs, Sheets, and Slides

A wide variety of pre-designed templates for newsletters, invoices, pitch decks, and more are now available on the home screens of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides on the web.

Google Fonts preservation in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

Google Fonts are now preserved when downloading Google Docs and Slides files as Microsoft Word or PowerPoint files on PCs, ensuring consistent formatting when sharing with external partners.

See new changes in Google Docs

Users can now easily identify changes made to a document since they last viewed it by clicking 'See new changes' from the File menu or the top of the document on the web.

Voice typing in Google Docs

Voice typing allows users to dictate ideas directly into Google Docs across Chrome on the web, Android, and iOS mobile apps, supporting more than 40 languages.

Research in Google Docs for Android

The Docs Android app now includes a Research feature that allows users to search Google without leaving the app and directly add facts, images, and quotes to their documents.

Hover over the Share button in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides to see warnings if sharing settings are invalid.

Starting August 24, 2015, users with permission to edit a file's sharing settings in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides will see a warning when hovering over the Share button if sharing settings are invalid. This warning appears if sharing outside the employee's domain is disabled, if sharing into the recipient's domain is disabled, or if 'anyone' sharing options are restricted, providing increased visibility into file sharing restrictions.

Print Layout view in Google Docs for Android and iOS

Users can now select Print Layout from the overflow menu in the Google Docs app on Android and iOS to view a fully paginated, read-only version of their document. This feature is currently in beta, with editing capabilities planned for future rollouts.

New owners of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files now receive all comment notifications.

When ownership of a document, spreadsheet, or presentation is transferred to a new owner, the new owner will now receive all email notifications for any comments added to the file. Previously, the 'all notifications' setting remained with the original owner. Following this change, previous owners will only receive notifications if they are explicitly mentioned in a comment, similar to other collaborators.

Easily change the relative font size of text in Google Docs and Slides.

Users can now increase or decrease the relative font size of selected text or textboxes in Google Docs and Slides in 1-pt increments by navigating to Format > Font size. If the selected text contains multiple font sizes, each will be increased or decreased accordingly.

New uniform interface for Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides viewers on the mobile web.

Google is introducing a simpler and more uniform interface for the viewers of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides on the mobile web to ensure a consistent user experience across these three products.

Editing Google Docs files on the mobile web is being replaced by the mobile app.

To encourage the use of the more robust mobile app, Google is removing the ability to edit Google Docs files on the mobile web. Users attempting to edit Docs files on the mobile web will now be directed to the app or prompted to download it.