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Hi Google Workspace Community!
To help you stay up-to-date on all the latest with Google Workspace, we're starting a new content series - the Google Workspace Customer Newsletter. Posted every other month, this is where you can see a summary of major product updates, resources, learning, training, best practices, and events that can help you take productivity and collaboration with Google Workspace to the next level.
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- Google Workspace productivity tips
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Join Google Workspace at Google Cloud Next '22
Join us online or in-person at Google Cloud Next ’22, our flagship event where over one million people across the globe come together to learn and grow. Don’t miss out on meeting other admins, IT and security professionals, developers, and business leaders.
Learn about the latest product announcements and hear valuable insights from Google executives, including Thomas Kurian, Google Cloud CEO, and Aparna Pappu, VP and GM for Google Workspace.
You’ll also hear inspiring stories from our global customers, such as Airbus and Iron Mountain, and technology partners like Asana, about how they’re using Google Workspace in their organizations.
Read the full lineup or Register now.
Earn the Professional Google Workspace Administrator Certification
Get ready to pass the Professional Google Workspace Administrator Certification by joining the Google Workspace Community on November 15th at 8AM PT. In this session, you will:
- Dive deep into exam guide topics with Google Workspace experts
- Receive expert recommendations to best prepare for the exam
- Get your questions answered with live Q&A
Please complete this form to register for the event. Once registered, you'll receive a calendar invite via email. Even if you can't make it live, register anyway and we'll send you a link to the recording.
As a precursor to this deep dive session, we recommend attending this session at Next '22: Grow your Workspace administration career with Google Cloud credentials. This session will help set the foundation for why certification is valuable and what the process looks like to earning it.
Learning and training
Use Functions, Formulas, and Charts in Google Sheets
Earn a skill badge by completing the Use Functions, Formulas and Charts in Google Sheets quest, where you analyze data with functions and visualize data using charts. In this intermediate-level quest, you learn to search, validate, format and display data.
A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment.
Complete the skill badge quest, and final assessment challenge lab, to receive a digital badge that you can share with your network.
Product updates
Introducing new spacing feature on Google Sites
In addition to adjusting the spacing between content in Sites using a new density theme setting, you're now able to use spacers to add empty space to your Sites in specific places.
Dark Canvas theme now available on Google Meet hardware home screen
We’re adding support for a dark home page theme for Google Meet hardware devices. When using Dark Canvas, devices will now feature dark user interface elements on the home screen when not in an active call. Available for all supported Google Meet hardware devices that have not yet reached their auto-update expiration date.
Easily share Google Meet artifacts with co-hosts
Earlier, Google Meet features such as Meet recordings, Attendance Tracking, Polling, etc., would generate meeting artifacts which were directly shared with the meeting host only. Beginning today, these artifacts can be directly shared with the meeting co-hosts as well.
Updated Apps Script integrated development environment
By the end of Q3 2022, we will begin turning down the legacy experience. Beginning Q4 2022, the new IDE will become the default experience with no option to revert.
Send multiple images or videos at a time in Chat
You can now select more than one image or video at a time when sending a message in Google Chat. This is now available across iOS devices. For Android devices, roll out began September 15, 2022 and is expected to be completed by October 3, 2022.
Multi-pinning and picture-in-picture improvements available for Google Meet on Android and iOS
Early this year, we made multi-pinning available for Google Meet on Chrome. With this feature, you’re able to pin up to three participants’ video tiles at once to keep them fixed on your screen. We’re happy to announce that this is now available on Android and iOS devices.
In 2020, we announced the ability to see your personal and work calendars together on your Android device. We’re now adding support for Google endpoint management admins to enable this feature for their users.
Spanish, French, and Portuguese Smart Replies in Google Chat
Smart replies in Google Chat are now available in Spanish, French, and Portuguese. When you are typing a reply, Smart Reply will automatically detect the language and offer responses accordingly.
There is an upcoming beta available for the Calendar User Availability API that can be used to programmatically access the working location feature in Google Calendar. Access the beta through the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program.
Insert Google Maps place chips into Google Docs
Last year, we added the ability for you to insert a Google Maps place chip into a Google Doc by pasting a Maps link directly into the document. Now, you can insert place chips into your Docs using the @ menu.
Work Insights reporting for Google Chat and Google Meet
With the recent upgrade from Hangouts to Google Chat for Google Workspace customers, we’re pleased to introduce a Work Insights product for Meet and Chat. Work Insights allows for optimal visibility into your organization’s digital transformation journey, and helps to improve collaboration, promote growth, and much more.
Google Hangouts will be fully upgraded to Google Chat starting November 1, 2022
As a final step in the migration, beginning November 1, 2022, Google Hangouts on web will redirect to Google Chat on web, and Hangouts will no longer be accessible. Admins will receive an email containing more information about this change, as well as changes in Vault and exporting Hangouts data.
Check out updates on Google Workspace features and improvements at our official feed and subscribe for daily updates via email. Make sure your customers are members of the Customer Connect Forum. Here, we publish the Google Workspace Visible Changes Newsletter, which provides admins information on upcoming launches. Use this form to request access to the community.
Google Workspace productivity tips
The Google Workspace Summit brought together Google executives, customers, and partners to explore how organizations of all sizes are building productive, secure, and flexible work environments – from any device and any location. They discussed the latest collaboration tools and innovations that can empower teams to do their best work.
Google Meet Series One Desk 27 Expand your Workspace
Connect, create, and collaborate with Series One Desk 27, an all-in-one video conferencing device for personal desktops and small shared spaces.
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No outside images or other software required. Flex your creativity.
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The best of Workspace in one place, with Meet, Chat and Spaces right next to your inbox.
Modernizing and securing collaboration to accelerate digital transformation
At the 2022 Google Workspace Summit, we explored how Google Workspace can empower teams of all sizes, from anywhere, with flexible tools that digitally transform productivity and help companies run more efficiently.
How to transfer files ownership between users
How to use Companion mode in Google Meet
How to use Google Meet in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides
How to create meeting notes in Google Calendar and Google Meet
How to enable or disable 2 step verification
How to: Co-watch YouTube Videos with Google Meet
More videos available on Google Workspace’s YouTube channel
Podcasts
Updates to Google Sites, Apps Script, and Google Next Session Catalog is Live. Listen here
Workspace Updates to Chat, Endpoint Management, and Meet. Listen here
Updates to Meet, Docs, Classroom, Meet Hardware, Work Insights, and Admin Console. Listen here
Push to Talk when Muted in Meet, Improved Sharing options for Visitor Sharing, and Search for Spaces in Gmail. Listen here
Check out Workspace Recap for more podcasts and listen on different platforms
Google Meet products
Google Meet Series One Desk 27 and Board 65: Meet with anyone
The Google Meet Series One video conferencing portfolio offers choice and flexibility to connect, create and collaborate - with a device for every room, space, and use case. And while optimized for Google Meet, Board 65 and Desk 27 can be used with any video conferencing platform when your laptop is connected via USB-C.