Workspace updates from April 2008
9 Workspace updates were tracked in April 2008.
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2008-04-25Content & Collaboration
Google Presentations adds YouTube video embedding
Users can now embed YouTube videos into their Google Presentations. To do this, open a presentation for editing, click 'Insert video', and search for the desired video to embed.
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2008-04-25Content & Collaboration
Google Presentations adds speaker notes
Users can now add speaker notes to their Google Presentations by clicking the speaker notes icon at the bottom right of the screen. These notes can be viewed during the presentation by clicking 'View speaker notes' after starting the presentation.
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2008-04-25Content & Collaboration
Google Docs now allows CSS customization for documents.
Users of Google Docs can now customize the cascading style sheet (CSS) for their documents, providing advanced controls for page design, layout, and formatting. This feature can be accessed by navigating to the 'Edit' menu and selecting 'Edit CSS...'.
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2008-04-24Comms & Meetings
Google Calendar Sync now syncs all Outlook events regardless of organizer or attendee status.
Google Calendar Sync has been updated to allow all Microsoft Outlook events to be synced to Google Calendar during 1-way or 2-way synchronization. Previously, the Google Apps email address needed to be the organizer or an attendee of the Outlook event for it to sync.
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2008-04-15Other
AuthSub authentication proxy service enabled for Google Apps accounts
Google has enabled AuthSub for Google Apps accounts. AuthSub is an authentication proxy service bundled with the Google Data APIs that allows users to grant third-party applications secure access to their Google Apps service data without having to trust those applications with their usernames and passwords.
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2008-04-09Content & Collaboration
Google Presentations now supports exporting to PowerPoint (.ppt) format.
Users can now export Google Presentations to the PowerPoint (.ppt) file format. To access this feature, users can sign in to Google Docs, open a presentation, and select 'Save as PPT' from the 'File' menu. This update is available for Standard, Premier, Education, Team, and Partner Editions in US English.
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2008-04-09Content & Collaboration
Google Docs adds improved search and saved searches.
Google Docs now allows users to perform advanced searches for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Users can filter results by document type, date modified, and sharing status. Additionally, search criteria can be saved to allow users to easily rerun the same search at a later time.
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2008-04-08Other
Google App Engine preview is now available for hosting web-based applications.
Google App Engine, a development and hosting platform that allows developers to host web-based applications on Google's infrastructure, is now available as a limited preview release. This update impacts Standard, Premier, Education, and Partner Editions and is available in US English.
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2008-04-04Comms & Meetings
Google Email Uploader is now available to import local emails and contacts into Gmail.
The Google Email Uploader tool allows users to import messages and contacts stored locally in Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, and Thunderbird into Gmail. This feature is available for Standard, Premier, Education, and Partner Editions in US English.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2008-04-04 • Scheduled: 2008-04-04