Announcements Recap
Smart Compose now available in comments for Google Slides, Sheets, and Drawings
Last year, we announced Smart Compose in Google Docs, a feature that helps you compose high-quality content faster and more easily. Smart Compose saves you time by cutting back on repetitive writing, reducing the chance of spelling and grammatical errors, and suggesting relevant contextual phrases. Now, Smart Compose is available in comments for Google Slides, Sheets, and Drawings. Available to Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Frontline, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Nonprofits, Cloud Identity Free, Cloud Identity Premium. Read more.
Directly open Office editing from shared links
Now, when you create links to shared Microsoft Office files stored in Drive, they will open directly in Google Docs, Sheets or Slides. Previously, Office files would open in a preview mode first — this streamlined experience allows you to begin editing and collaborating on these files faster. This change also updates the alternateLink and webViewLink fields for shared links in the Google Drive API. Read more.
Updated emoji experience in Google Chat
It’s now easier to express yourself more authentically in Chat. We’re making the following updates to the emoji experience in Chat on web and mobile: Emoji set is updated to the latest version (Emoji 13.1), reflecting the latest emoji set and diversity and inclusion options; Addition of a gender-neutral option for gender-modifiable emojis; Emoji skin tone and gender preferences are saved per individual emoji. Read more.
Your progress is automatically saved as you respond to forms and quizzes
When responding to a Google Form, Quiz, or Quiz assignment in Classroom while signed into your Google account, your progress will automatically be saved as a draft for 30 days from your last edit, or until your submission is complete. Read more.
