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Google Workspace Updates: June 27 – July 1, 2022

By July 1, 2022No Comments

New updates

Drag out from Keep

You can now effortlessly insert images saved in your Keep notes into other apps by dragging them out from the image carousel on Android devices. Read more.

Drag out from Keep

Previous announcements

Offline syncing available for opened Microsoft Office documents

You can now work offline with Microsoft Office files on your desktop. Read more.

Rich text formatting in Google Forms titles and descriptions

In addition to new options for styling fonts, rich text formatting is now available in Google Forms, enabling you to customize and add emphasis to your forms. Read more.

Rich text formatting in Google Forms titles and descriptions_v2

Start meetings more efficiently with the Calendar guest list in Google Meet

In Google Meet, you can now see participants who were invited to the meeting but have yet to join the call. Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, the Teaching & Learning Upgrade, Education Plus, Non profit customers, and legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers only. Read more.

Updated timeline for the new integrated view for Gmail

We’ve rolled out the opt-out experience to a segment of Gmail users. This means that select users will see the new Gmail experience by default, but they will still have the option to revert to classic Gmail via the settings menu. Read more.

New security alerts for highly sensitive changes to Google Workspace configurations

In the Alert Center, admins will now be notified of select critical and sensitive changes made to their Google Workspace configurations. Read more.

Synchronize client-side encrypted files with Google Drive for Desktop on Windows and Mac OS

Admins can update their client-side encryption configurations to include Drive for Desktop. When enabled, users can synchronize their Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides files with Drive for Desktop on Windows & Mac OS devices. Encrypt and upload local files is available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard and Education Plus customers only. Read more.

Easily share profile links via Contacts

Every contact with a Workspace email now has a new profile link that is easy to copy, share, and send within an organization. Read more.

shareable profile links