This Week in Workspace: December 12 -16

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Happy Tuesday Admins, and congratulations to Argentina for their World Cup Win! We will be skipping next week’s update due to the holidays, but will be back on schedule in the New Year. Here’s what’s happened over the last week:

Google Workspace Updates

• A new client-side encryption beta for Gmail on the web is available to eligible customer Workspace customers.
• We’ve expanded language support for standard captions and translated captions in Google Meet.
• Google Voice now automatically switches ongoing calls between cellular data service and Wi-Fi when it determines that one network type will lead to better call quality.
• It’s now easier to configure and use Cloud Search search filters and facets with multiple enhancements to our existing functionalities.
• Admins will now receive alert notifications in the admin console for emails from Google.
• We’re adding a new smart canvas feature that makes it easier to format and display code in Docs with code blocks.
• Adding shared drive storage limits and shared drives IDs are now available as part of the new set of tools for managing storage.
• We’re releasing new and updated keyboard shortcut options on Android that better align with the Google Sheets web experience.
• Android and IOS users can now send an item for approval on Google Drive.

The latest content and resources

• Check out our December newsletter and subscribe!
• Learn how to personalize your multi-send emails using mail-merge tags.
• Check out this short clip of how to use offline mode in Gmail.
• See how to easily insert your Google Keep notes in a document or presentation.
• Quick tip: create new items in drive with these shortcut keys.
• Read how Google Public Sector helps the U.S. Navy better collaborate.

Just for Fun

• They’ve got great a great gigabit connection at the North Pole.
• Spice up your folders in Google Drive by changing colors!
• Email signatures are an easy and professional way of telling everyone you email that you have a real job.

We hope you have a happy holiday season and New Year! See you in January 2023.