Workspace updates from March 2008
7 Workspace updates were tracked in March 2008.
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2008-03-26Content & Collaboration
Google Docs now allows users to transfer ownership of documents and presentations.
Users can now transfer ownership of documents and presentations, allowing the original creator to remove the file from their document list without needing to delete the file entirely.
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2008-03-26Content & Collaboration
Google Docs adds support for 8 new languages
Google Docs has expanded its language support to include eight new languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, and Telugu. Users can select their preferred interface language via the Settings menu. Additionally, the update notes that Hebrew and Arabic are supported for documents and presentations, though not for spreadsheets.
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2008-03-21Comms & Meetings
Gmail introduces a new codebase with a faster interface and several new features.
Google has released a faster, more flexible codebase for Gmail for Google Apps users. This update provides a faster user interface and introduces several new features, including browser-based group chat, a streamlined contact manager, colored message labels, improved keyboard shortcuts, and the ability to bookmark messages and searches.
Release: Both • Scheduled: 2008-03-21 -
2008-03-19Content & Collaboration
Various usability improvements and new functions for Google Spreadsheets.
New updates include the ability to select cells for formulas using arrow keys, an expanded color palette, text auto-complete from cells in the same column, a new function auto-complete feature, and the introduction of sort(), filter(), and unique() functions.
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2008-03-19Content & Collaboration
Revision notifications for spreadsheet changes.
Revision notifications enable users to set up alerts to be notified whenever changes are made to a spreadsheet.
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2008-03-19Content & Collaboration
Google Spreadsheets adds gadgets for data visualization.
Spreadsheet gadgets allow users to visualize their data in intuitive ways, such as displaying addresses on an interactive map or creating dynamic time series charts that support zooming and scrolling.
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2008-03-06Comms & Meetings
Google Calendar sync application for Microsoft Outlook is now available.
Users can now synchronize their Google Calendar accounts with their Microsoft Outlook calendars. Synchronization works in both directions, or users can choose to only sync in one direction.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-03-06 • Scheduled: 2008-03-06