Google Workspace Updates

Google Currents is migrating to Spaces in Spring 2023| Scheduled Date: Spring 2023

• • Affected Application(s): Currents, Chat & Spaces 

  • Summary: Google will begin migrating Currents to Spaces in the Spring of 2023. 

  • Resources: 

    • Google Currents to Spaces Migration Guide & FAQ 

    • The future of Currents and the next generation of collaboration in Spaces

    • Transition from Google Currents to Google Chat

Include captions with a Google Meet video recording | Scheduled Release Date: 3-1-2023

• Affected Application(s): Meet

• Summary: Now you can Include captions in your Meet recordings, making them more useful and accessible for meeting participants.

• Resources: 

  • • Update Blog - Include captions with a Google Meet video recording

    • Use captions in a meeting

    • Record a video meeting

Content Managers in Google Shared Drives can now share folders | Scheduled Release Date: 2-13-2023

• Affected Application(s): Drive

• Summary: Content managers now have the ability to share folders, in addition to their current capabilities.

• Resources: 

  • 1. Update Blog - New setting for content managers to modify shared drives now on by default

    2. What members can do at different access levels

Google Calendar Reminders will migrate to Google Tasks | Scheduled Release Date: 5-22-2023

• Affected Application(s): Calendar, Tasks 

• Summary: Google will migrate Reminders from Calendar to Tasks to create a single experience for managing to-do’s. 

• Resources: 

  • 1. Update Blog - Google Calendar and Assistant Reminders will migrate to Google Tasks soon

    2. Learn about the switch from Reminders to Google Tasks

Manage your contacts in the Contacts sidebar | Scheduled Release Date: 2-17-2023

• Affected Application(s): Contacts 

• Summary: Create and edit contacts from directly from the Contacts sidebar

• Resources: 

  • 1. Update Blog - Improving the Google Contact management experience

New smart canvas (Smart Chips) features in Google Sheets and Docs | Scheduled Release Date: 3-9-2023

• Affected Application(s): Sheets, Docs

• Summary:  New Smart Chips in Docs and Sheets such as finance, place (maps), and enhanced date capabilities 

• Resources: 

  • 1. Update Blog - Introducing new smart canvas features in Google Sheets and Google Docs

    2. Insert smart chips & building blocks in your Google Doc

    3. Insert smart chips in your Google Sheets

Google Currents is migrating to Spaces in early 2023| Scheduled Date: Early 2023

• • Affected Application(s): Google Currents and Google Chat & Spaces 

  • Summary: Google is migrating Currents to Spaces in early 2023. Google will release more information in early 2023. 

  • Resources: 

    • Google Currents to Spaces Migration Guide & FAQ 

    • The future of Currents and the next generation of collaboration in Spaces

View non-printing characters in Google Docs | Scheduled Release Date: 1-25-2023

• Affected Application(s): Docs

• Summary: You can now choose to display non-printing characters (such as line breaks, section breaks, tabs, and more) in order to see how a document is laid out.

• Resources: 

  • • Update Blog - New option to view non-printing characters in Google Docs

    • View document outlines, summaries, rulers, & non-printing characters

Share access to presented content in Google Meet with attendees | Scheduled Release Date: 2-14-2023

• Affected Application(s): Meet

• Summary: Quickly share access to you presented meeting content with your attendees by selecting the share button, or by pasting the link into the meeting chat, you’ll then be prompted with the file access dialog 

• Resources: 

  • • Update Blog - Easily share access to presented content in Google Meet with all attendees

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