Following its big redesign, Google Docs is expanding its Smart Canvas effort with user-created building blocks and collapsible headings.
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Between Google Workspace Premium available with Google One 2+ TB plans and the Business tiers, Google offers Workspace Individual, which is now available in 20 new countries.
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Google is testing a new Drive homepage on the web that will automatically “surface your most relevant files and folders.”
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Like email, calendaring apps have to work seamlessly with other services, and Google Calendar now offers improved interoperability, particularly with Microsoft Outlook, for enterprise users.
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Back in March, Google made pricing changes to Workspace tiers and is now switching to a pooled storage model for the entry Business Starter plan.
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Following the Duet AI announcement yesterday, many more people who signed up for Google Workspace Labs are now seeing the generative AI features in Gmail and Docs that “Help you write.”
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Google has been publicly testing features that help users write in Gmail and Docs over the past few weeks. Generative AI is now coming to Sheets, Slides, and Meet with a new name: Duet AI for Google Workspace.
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Following its launch in March, Google is now making its Bard AI tool available to users with Google Workspace accounts.
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Last year, Google Docs on the web added emoji reactions, and now they’re coming to comments, which is an equally useful addition.
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Back in July, 2TB+ Google One tiers added premium Workspace features focused on video calling. Google Meet is now adding a 1080p streaming option as part of Google One and other paid Workspace tiers.
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Presentations are a big part of video calling, and Google Meet is now letting users co-present Google Slides with support for multiple people.
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In a nice quality of life improvement, Google Meet will let you “turn off the video feed from other participants” on the web, Android, and iOS.
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Following Gmail, Drive, and Docs/Sheets/Slides, Google Chat is now the latest Workspace web app to get a Material You redesign.
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The latest Google Drive web update lets you “quickly and efficiently select a location to organize files and folders” with a redesigned “Move to” picker.
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Google Drive is a useful place to store files in the cloud, but a new restriction has come to light that might be a problem for some users. Google Drive is enforcing a new file limit for the total number of files you can create on your Drive.
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As we spotted last year, Google Meet is bringing “Speaker separation” to the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro.
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With the Material You redesign rolled out, Google Drive is now adding search chips that let you filter by file type, owner, and last modified date anywhere in the web app.
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Google gave an overview of what generative AI features are coming to Workspace apps two weeks ago and is now beginning public testing in Gmail and Docs.
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Besides Chrome updates at BETT 2023, Google shared upcoming Workspace features for education customers across Docs, Slides, and Classroom, while Meet is getting AI-powered hand raise detection.
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Following its big Material You redesign, Google Docs is adding more customization options for tables of contents, as well as better formatting options for all other tables.
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Google just opened up access to Bard, its generative AI product, via a waitlist today. However, you won’t be able to use Bard, or even sign up for that waitlist if you have a Google Workspace account.
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Google Workspace announcing its first wave of AI products and features, including generative AI similar to ChatGPT being integrated directly into Google Docs.
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Announced last month, changes to Google Workspace pricing, including a price increase, are coming into effect from tomorrow onwards.
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Formally announced last month, the Material You inspired redesigns of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides on the web are beginning to appear for some Workspace customers.
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