Scheduled Release track features update 3/6/12

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
- Contacts: Google Contacts integration with profiles and Google+ circles

- Presentations: New presentations editor is now the default editor, also has discussions just like in Docs

- Spreadsheets: Menu options are now supported in right-to-left languages

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Mar 12:
- Gmail: Open to: email links directly in Chrome

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more.

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New features in Google Docs

The following new features are now available:
- A centralized "Comments" menu*
- Better text search in PDFs and images
- Add custom Javascript and CSS to your Google Sites
- See full names in document and presentation comments (instead of showing email addresses)
- Use keyboard shortcuts for navigating between table cells in documents
- Cancel running scripts from the Google Apps Script editor
- Add donut charts and error bars in spreadsheets

Release track:
Rapid & Scheduled
* Rapid Only

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2012/03/improved-discussions-search-scanned.html

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Control panel search now faster + new search operators

The user search box in the Google Apps control panel has received a speed boost, and you can now use search operators such as:

      This firstname operator query returns all accounts whose first name starts with "rob":
      firstname:rob

      This lastname operator query returns all accounts whose last name starts with "smith":
      lastname:smith

You can also combine search operators to further refine your search.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only (Next Generation & Current release)

How to access what's new:
Log in to the administrator control panel and use the search box at the top of the page.

For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=33324

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Scheduled Release track features update 2/28/12

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
- No new features to announce

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Mar 6:
- Contacts: Google Contacts integration with profiles and Google+ circles

- Presentations: New presentations editor is now the default editor, also has discussions just like in Docs

- Spreadsheets: Menu options are now supported in right-to-left languages

Release track:
Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more.

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Open email links directly in Gmail using Chrome

When you go to Gmail in Chrome, you will be asked if you want Gmail to open all email links. Click yes, and clicking on email links in any application on your computer will open a fresh Gmail compose window.

You can set Gmail as your default mail client in Firefox and Internet Explorer as well.

Release track:
Rapid

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/open-email-links-directly-in-gmail.html
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1382847

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More control for administrators with new options in chat settings

Google Apps administrators now have more options when configuring chat settings in the control panel. The following new options are now available and can be configured for the entire domain or at the organizational unit level:

- Allow users to place phone calls to landline and mobile phones from chat.*
- Allow users to place voice calls from chat to other chat users.
- Allow users to place video calls from chat to other chat users.
- Allow users to transfer files to other chat users.

Some existing settings have moved from the ‘Email Settings’ tab and can now also be configured at the organizational level.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only (Next Generation version)

How to access what's new:
Log in to the administrator control panel and select “Settings” and then “Chat”. The new options are at the bottom under “Additional Services”.

*Note: If you do not see the new option for phone calls, then this option is not available to you because the Call Phone feature in Gmail is not available in your country. More information on this here.

For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=60767

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Google Contacts integration with profiles and Google+ circles

The following features which were previously launched in Gmail, are now available to Google Apps users:

- Connected profiles. If your contact has a Google profile, their contact entry will be updated with the profile information they’ve shared with you, including phone numbers, email addresses and more. If they change it in the future, you’ll get those updates automatically. (This has worked for profiles internal to the domain for quite some time, but now we've enabled it for profiles external to the domain as well.)

- Circles in Contacts. If you are a Google+ user, your circles will appear in your contact list, making it easier for you to view the contact information for all of the members of a circle in one place

Release track:
Rapid

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

For more information:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/gmail-and-contacts-get-better-with.html

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New presentations editor is now the default editor, also with discussions just like in Docs

The new presentations editor that was launched in October ‘11 is now the default editor for new presentations.

We’ve also added discussions to the editor just like in Docs. You can: Comment on a shape or an entire slide to give context to your discussion. Send an email notification by adding someone to a comment.

Resolve comments to let collaborators know that they’ve been addressed, and to reduce clutter in your presentation. Plus, to make it easy to get feedback without giving up control of who can make changes, you can now give others the ability to comment on (but not edit) your presentation.

If you’d like to convert existing presentations to the new version of the editor, create a new presentation and import your slides by selecting “Import slides” from the “File menu.” To learn more about how to import your old presentations, check out these instructions.

Release track:
Rapid

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Presentations

How to access what's new:
- In your Docslist, create a new presentation and it will be created with the new editor.
- Commenting:
1. Highlight the item you’d like to comment on. You can comment at the object or slide level:
- To comment on a shape, text box or other object highlight the shape.
- To comment on a slide, select it in the list of slides on the left.
2. Go to the “Insert” menu, and select “Comment.” You can also use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+M (PC) orCmd+Alt+M (Mac) to insert a comment.
3. Click “Comment” to add it to the presentation for your collaborators to see.

Note: New Google presentations are only supported in modern browsers. For the best experience, we recommend using Google Chrome, which supports all of the new features in Google presentations.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2012/02/great-presentations-start-with-great.html
Help Center:
https://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1685857&topic=1694827
https://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2459408

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Collaborate and edit anywhere with the updated Google Docs for Android

The Google Docs app for Android has now been updated with the following new features:

- Edit your docs on your mobile device: Edit your docs just like on the desktop, see updates in real time as others type on their computers, tablets and phones, and you can just tap the document to join in.
- Pinch to zoom and focus on a specific paragraph or see the whole document at a glance.
- Rich text formatting for things like creating a quick bullet list, adding color to your documents, or just bold something important.

Release track:
Rapid & Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Download and install the app from the Android Market

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2012/02/collaborate-and-edit-anywhere-with.html
Help Center

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Scheduled Release track features update 2/21/12

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
- Sites: New interface when uploading images and attachments

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Feb 28:
- No new features to announce

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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Scheduled Release track features update 2/15/12

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
- No new features

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Feb 21:
Sites: New interface when uploading images and attachments

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

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New look for Google Calendar now the default for all Google Apps domains

The new look for Calendar is now the permanent interface for all Google Apps domains and users.

Release track:
Rapid & Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Calendar

For more information:
http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1351806
Resources for users here.

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Sparklines and more charts in Spreadsheets as well as new ability to share forms on Google+

The following new features are now available in Google Spreadsheets:

- Sparklines: These let you display line or bar charts inside of cells and are useful for presenting and comparing data in a simple, in-cell format.
- More chart options: New charts and options including different Y-axes on either side of the chart, formatting options for the axis and title text, and other customization for how lines, bars, or pies are displayed.
- Keyboard accelerators, mnemonics and shortcuts: Keyboard accelerators let you open menus using special keyboard shortcuts. A mnemonic lets you choose a menu item with the stroke of a single key, and it’s indicated by an underlined letter in a particular menu. After you open a menu using a keyboard accelerator, use a mnemonic to select an item in the menu.
- Sharing forms on Google+: Share forms created in Spreadsheets easily by sharing directly to your circles in Google+.

Release track:
Rapid & Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Spreadsheets

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2012/02/january-in-review-styles-sparklines.html
Sparkline: http://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2371371
New chart options: http://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=190676
Keyboard accelerators and shortcuts: http://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=181110

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Scheduled Release track features update 2/7/12

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

Calendar: The new look for Calendar is now the permanent interface. Resources for users here.

Docs: Customizable styles - You can restyle all your regular paragraphs, headings, or titles with just a couple clicks.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Feb 7: No new features to announce

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=116338

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Updates to Google Docs app for Android: Offline access and improved tablet experience

You can now select any file in the Google Docs app to “make it available offline.” So regardless of whether you’re connected to the internet, you’re always connected to those files.

Google Docs automatically updates your offline files when you’re on Wi-Fi. You can also manually update files anytime you have a data connection by opening the file or tapping ‘Update’ from the Offline section of the app.

For users on Android tablets, we’ve also improved the Google Docs reading experience. Now, when you open a Google document on your tablet while online, you’ll get a high-resolution version of the document. Swipe left and right to flip between pages, or use the slider at the bottom to page ahead quickly.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2012/02/updates-to-google-docs-app-for-android.html
Offline viewing: http://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2440137

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Scheduled Release track features update 1/31/12

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

Sites:
- Groups Discussion Forums can be inserted via the ‘insert’ menu.
- Drawings gadget: Drawings can be inserted as a gadget via the ‘insert’ menu when editing a page.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Feb 7:

Calendar: The new look for Calendar becomes the permanent interface and users will have no ability to opt out or revert to the old interface. Resources for users here.

Sites: New interface when uploading images and attachments

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/sites/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=153306
http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1351806

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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Scheduled Release track features update 1/24/12

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

Gmail: Search autocomplete available in all supported languages in Gmail

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Jan 31:
Sites:
- Groups Discussion Forums can be inserted via the ‘insert’ menu.
- Drawings gadget: Drawings can be inserted as a gadget via the ‘insert’ menu when editing a page.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/sites/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=153306

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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New version of Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® now available

Version 3.0 of the Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® plugin is now available with the following improvements:

Outlook Tasks now synchronize with Google Apps

You can use Outlook Tasks to track and manage to-do lists in your Google Apps account. The following information in Outlook Tasks synchronizes with your Gmail Task gadget, and is available from other devices where you access your Google Apps account:
- Tasks, including due dates and reminders
- Task state (whether a task has been marked as completed)
- Top-level task folders sync as separate tasks lists in the Gmail Task gadget

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All 26 languages supported by the plugin

How to access what's new:
Getting the latest release

For more information:
Release notes
Help Center
Using Outlook Tasks with Google Apps Sync

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Scheduled Release track features update 1/18/12

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

Contacts: The standalone Contacts service now has the same interface and features that are currently available in Contacts inside of Gmail.

Sites: Removal of some categories in Gadget Directory with ‘Featured’ becoming the default.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Jan 24:

Gmail: Search autocomplete available in all supported languages.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/gmail-and-contacts-get-better-with.html

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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New email management features for Google Apps administrators: Improved email compliance footers, approved/blocked sender lists and file attachment policies

Google Apps administrators can now access and configure improved email compliance footers, approved/blocked sender lists and file attachment policies for Gmail, directly from the control panel. Previously, Google Apps customers used Google Message Security, powered by Postini, to provide these capabilities. These settings can also be configured at the organizational unit level for fine grained policies.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Next Generation and Current versions of the Control Panel: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Czech, Danish, Filipino, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Thai, Ukranian, Vietnamese

How to access what's new:
- Log in to the administrator control panel and access “Settings” then “Email”.
- From the Email settings page, click "Filters".
- In the Organizations section select the organization for which you want to add settings.
- To create a new setting, click the “Add Setting” button near the right edge of the window (the Add setting dialog box opens).
- Click the type of setting in the left navigation menu of the dialog box, for example, “Objectionable content” or “Content compliance”.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/01/adding-business-class-management.html
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1371170

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Log Analyzer, Message Header Analyzer and other Support tools now available to Google Apps administrators

Log Analyzer, Message Header Analyzer and other Support tools now available to Google Apps administrators.

To diagnose issues pertaining to our migration tools, sync tools and email delivery, we’ve made the following tools available:

Log Analyzer: The Log Analyzer evaluates logs from a variety of our migration / sync tools and gives guidance on resolving most issues visible in the logs. Click one of the links below to visit the log analyzer for that tool:

Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook
Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook
Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange
Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Google Apps Directory Sync

Message Header Analyzer: The Message Header Analyzer extracts delivery and route information (server hops, message delays) from message headers and outputs the results in a less technical format so that administrators can quickly identify where an issue might have arisen and which system is responsible.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only

For more information:
https://www.google.com/apps/support/tools/

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Improvements to the Gmail offline Chrome app

A number of improvements have been made to the latest version of the Gmail offline Chrome app:

- The ability to choose whether you want to synchronize 7, 14 or 31 days worth of mail.
- Improved attachments: All attachments are now downloaded and available for offline use.
- Keyboard shortcuts support: If you have keyboard shortcuts enabled in Gmail, your setting will transfer over to the Gmail offline app.
- Numerous performance enhancements: Messages and attachments now download at a faster rate and some bugs have been fixed.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/improvements-to-gmail-offline-chrome.html
Chrome Web Store

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Reporting functionality in the Control Panel now available to Google Apps (free) domains

Google Apps (free) administrators now have access to reporting functionality in the control panel. With this administrators can:

- View usage graphs of each service
- Audit actions taken in the control panel
- View various other reports

Editions included:
Google Apps

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Control Panel (Next Generation and Current Version)

How to access what's new:
Log in to the administrator control panel and select the ‘Reports’ tab to see the new reporting options.

For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=29163

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New delete option when using Google Sync on iOS devices

With Google Sync for iOS, the default setting when you delete email in your iOS Mail app is that Gmail will archive the message and not delete it.

A new option "Delete Email As Trash" is now available. When you Enable "Delete Email As Trash" for this device, pressing Delete in your iOS Mail app will delete that email from your device and send it to your Gmail Trash.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138740
http://support.google.com/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138740#delete

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Scheduled Release track features update 1/10/12

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

Gmail:
- The new look for Gmail has started to roll out as the default interface and continues to the end of the week. After that, the new look will become permanent within weeks. We strongly encourage administrators to use the one-time switch in the control panel to opt-in all your users, and control the timing of when they see the new look at a domain level.
- New option in “Settings” for treating "send mail as" addresses as aliases.
- Circles in Gmail: Label mail in your inbox by Circles from Google+
- Share image attachments to Google+: If you receive an image as an attachment, you can share it to Google+ directly from your inbox.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Jan 17:

Contacts: The standalone Contacts service will have the same interface and features that are currently available in Contacts inside of Gmail.

Sites: Removal of some categories in the Gadget Directory with ‘Featured’ becoming the default category.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/gmail-and-contacts-get-better-with.html
Send mail as: https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1710338

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Scheduled Release track features update 1/5/12

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

- No new features

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Jan 10:

Gmail:
- The new look for Gmail starts to roll out as the default interface on Tuesday, Jan 10 and continues to the end of the week. After that, the new look will become permanent within weeks. We strongly encourage administrators to use the one-time switch in the control panel to opt-in all your users, and control the timing of when they see the new look.
- New option in “Settings” for treating "send mail as" addresses as aliases.
- Circles in Gmail: Label mail in your inbox by Circles from Google+
- Share image attachments to Google+: If you receive an image as an attachment, you can share it to Google+ directly from your inbox.

Contacts: The standalone Contacts service will have the same interface and features that are currently available in Contacts inside of Gmail.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/gmail-and-contacts-get-better-with.html
Send mail as: https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1710338

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Scheduled Release track features update 12/28/11

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
- No new features

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Jan 3rd:

Gmail: The new look for Gmail starts to roll out as the default interface on Tuesday, Jan 3 and continues to the end of the week. After that, the new look will become permanent within weeks. We strongly encourage administrators to use the one-time switch in the control panel to opt-in all your users, and control the timing of when they see the new look.

Contacts: The standalone Contacts service will have the same interface and features that are currently available in Contacts inside Gmail.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1627068&topic=20016

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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Several administrative APIs now available to all Google Apps editions

Several administrative APIs, previously only available to Google Apps for Business and Education customers, are now available to all Google Apps editions. These APIs, including the Admin Audit API, Admin Settings API, SAML Single-Sign On, and the Reporting API, allow you to make bulk changes to users and settings on your domain, and download detailed information and statistics.

Please note that certain APIs, including the Calendar Resource API, Shared Contacts API, Email Settings API, and Email Audit API, are still limited to Google Apps for Business and Education editions.

Examples of administrative API actions now available to all Google Apps editions include:
- Create, rename, suspend, or delete users
- Retrieve a list of all users
- Move users between suborganizations
- Get details about usage statistics and storage quota
- Add and remove users from Groups

When accessing the APIs from a script, you can combine operations to perform actions in bulk. For example, you could retrieve a list of all users, and then add a new email alias for each one. You might also process a list of new accounts from a local file and use your script to create each user in Apps. We offer several client libraries so that you can easily use the APIs with your favorite programming language.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
- Get started with Google Apps APIs at our Google Code site
- Experience the API authentication flow and try sample calls at the OAuth 2.0 Playground
- Learn how the SSO authentication flow integrates with Apps
- Engage with our developer community to learn more, assist others, and get help

For more information:
http://googleappsdeveloper.blogspot.com/2011/12/more-administrative-apis-now-available.html

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The new look is now the permanent interface for Google Docs, Docslist, Spreadsheets and Sites

The new look is now the permanent interface for Google Docs, Docslist, Spreadsheets and Sites.

Major changes to your Documents List include -
- The Upload button is now an icon rather than a text button. It shows an up-arrow coming out of a hard drive.
- To access the Narrow by options, click the down arrow in the search box at the top of your window.
- To create a doc from a template, click the Create button, and select From template....


Major changes to Docs, Spreadsheets, and Sites include -
- Click the Share button to share your item with other people or modify the sharing settings. Options such as Publish to a web page and Email collaborators have moved to the File menu.
- The Share button will now show the visibility state of your doc when you mouse over it.
- Since Google Docs continuously saves your work, the Save button has been removed. The last updated time now shows near the menu bar.
- There's now a button that lets you navigate back to your Documents List, in place of the Google Docs logo. Mouse over the doc name, and click the left arrow icon to get back to your Documents List.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
-While Google Docs automatically saves your work, you can revert back to a previous version by selecting File, See revision history, and then selecting ‘Restore this revision’ after choosing your preferred version.

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/docs-resources

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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Updates to the Gmail app for iOS

Several updates were made to the Gmail app for iOS, including -

-Ability to set a custom signature when sending from mobile devices
-Access to configure and set up a vacation responder
-Improved labels with support for nested labels
-New notification sound on iOS 5 to better distinguish received mail
-E-mail messages can now be sent as drawings with support for different colors, brush sizes, lines, erasers, and spray paint

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
-To configure your custom signature or vacation responder, open the Gmail app, select Menu and then the gear icon.
-To draw a new message, compose a new message and select the scribble icon. The new drawing will send as a PNG file attached to the message.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/updates-to-gmail-app-for-ios.html

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Scheduled Release track features update 12/13/11

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
Gmail:
- Disable chat setting: A new option to disable chat in “Settings” and this action can also be done via a screen reader.

Docs:
- The new look is now the permanent interface across all Docs services.

Sites:
- The new look is now the permanent interface.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Dec 20th:
- No new features to announce

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/docs-resources

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Additional Google+ integration with Gmail

If Google+ is enabled on your domain and you activated your profile, the following features will now be available in your Gmail account:

- Circles and Google+ posts in the People Widget: If you open an email from someone that has a Google+ account, you can add them to a circle. The People Widget will also show recent Google+ posts from the sender.

- Direct content sharing: If you receive an email with an image attached, in addition to viewing or downloading, you can now share it to Google+, directly from your inbox. The photos will be uploaded to your Google+ account and will only be viewable by circles you choose to share with.

- Filtering mail by circles: Your circles will be displayed as labels in the navigation pane. By selecting a circle, you can choose to display messages received from individuals in that particular circle. Additionally, you can configure circle names to display on emails in your inbox.

Release track:
Rapid

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
-To hide your circles from the list of labels, select the downward arrow next to Circles, and then choose ‘hide’.
-You can enable or disable circles displaying on emails by selecting the gear icon, Settings, Labels, and then choosing either ‘show’ or hide’ under the ‘Show in message list’ pane.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/gmail-and-contacts-get-better-with.html

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Changes to Calendar sharing settings and ability for delegates in Gmail to RSVP to events

- We recently made some changes to how the sharing settings in the administrator control panel affect calendars. Previously, these settings only affected primary calendars but now they affect secondary and resource calendars as well.

If you have a secondary calendar or resource embedded in a site you may have to modify these settings to make sure that it’s still visible or has the sharing setting you desire.

- In Gmail, users can delegate access to their account so that other users can read and send messages on their behalf. This is often useful in the scenario of an assistant/PA. However, these users were unable to RSVP to calendar invites in Gmail. Based on your feedback, delegates can now RSVP to events in Gmail on behalf of the account owner.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Calendar

How to access what's new:
- In the administrator control panel, go to “Settings”, then “Calendar” and “Sharing options.”
- Gmail delegates can RSVP to an invite in Gmail by clicking ‘Yes’, ‘No’ or ‘Maybe’ in the first section of the invite message, not in the invite header below.

For more information:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=60765&topic=9201&ctx=topic
https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138350&ctx=mail

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Mobile device management functionality for Google Apps now available in all supported languages.

Google Apps Mobile Management is a set of device management controls integrated into the Google Apps control panel. It covers Android and Google Sync devices, which include iOS, Windows Phone, and other smartphones and tablets using Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®.

With Mobile Management, you can manage your mobile fleet with the following features:
- Granular policies: Configure mobile settings at the organizational unit level
- Device activation: Control what devices can connect to your users' Google Apps data
- Device console: View all mobile devices in your domain connecting with Google Sync or Android Sync.

In addition to these mobile settings, you can view graphs about mobile usage and see mobile trends in your organization in the Reports tab of your control panel.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Next Generation and Current versions of the Control Panel: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Czech, Danish, Filipino, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Thai, Ukranian, Vietnamese

How to access what's new:
Mobile Management is in the administrator control panel, go to ‘Settings’ -> ‘Mobile’

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-flexible-mobile-device-management.html
Help Center: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1734200

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Scheduled Release track features update 12/6/11

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
- No new features to announce

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Dec 13th:

Gmail:
- The new look for Gmail starts to roll out as the default interface on Tuesday, December 13, and continues to the end of the week. After that, the new look will become permanent within weeks. We strongly encourage administrators to use the one-time switch in the control panel to opt-in all your users, and control the timing of when they see the new look.

- Disable chat setting: A new option to disable chat in “Settings” then "Chat" and this can also be done via a screen reader.

Docs:
- The new look becomes the permanent interface.

Sites:
- The new look becomes the permanent interface.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/gmail-resources
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look/docs-resources

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Multiple improvements for easier email activation for Google Apps domains

We have recently made a number of changes to make activating the email service even easier. These include:

- MX record setup is now fully unified in the Setup guide providing guided help for the customer through various email setup options such as direct to Google, Postini, or mail routing in a piloting scenario.
- Domains can now directly use Postini without setting up Gmail first.
- Domains can now use Google provided test aliases, test-google-a.com, for as long as desired. Previously these aliases were removed once email was activated. Administrators will also have the option to activate or deactivate the test alias under "Domain Settings." Domains with Postini can also opt-in to keeping the test alias upon Postini activation.
- The domain’s current MX records will now be displayed in the Control Panel under "Email Settings" and in the Setup guide. Showing these MX records in the Control Panel will help administrators check their status of email activation or incorrect MX records post-setup.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Control Panel
(Next Generation and Current Version)

How to access what's new:
- To see the new Email setup flow, click on "Setup", and then "Set up Gmail" in the left navigation bar.
- In the administrator control panel, click on "Settings", then "Email" and scroll down to the section "MX Records" to see the new option.
- To keep the test alias option, click "Domain Settings" and then "Domain names" to see the new option for the Test domain alias.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=57919&topic=9202&ctx=topic
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=56835

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Scheduled Release track features update 11/29/11

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
- No new features to announce

The following features are intended for release to these domains on Dec 6th:
- No new features to announce

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

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Scheduled Release track features update 11/22/11

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

Gmail:
The ‘Manage this domain’ link for administrators has moved from its current location at the top right of the inbox, to the bottom right corner of the inbox, just underneath ‘Last account activity’. This link will not show if Tasks or a chat mole is open. If an administrator account switches to Gmail’s new look, the ‘Manage this domain’ link moves to the 'Settings' gear menu in the upper right of the Gmail inbox.

Gmail Contacts:
Browse the Google Apps directory from within Gmail Contacts

Users can browse the entire Google Apps directory for their domain from within Contacts without having to search. This is especially useful when a user doesn’t know the exact name or spelling of the person they’re looking for or wants to see a complete list of contacts for their domain in alphabetical order. Just click “Directory” in the left sidebar from within Contacts in Gmail to get started.

Docslist:
Ability to restrict the download of non-Google file types in Google Docs. This restriction can be applied to .ppt, .pdf, video, and image files.


The following features are intended for release to these domains on November 29th:

- No new features to announce

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/browse-google-apps-directory-from.html

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New version of Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® now available

Version 2.5 of the Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® plugin is now available with the following improvements:

Synchronization Status dialog now includes Notes: The Synchronization Status dialog now includes status of Outlook Notes syncing with Google Docs. (This is the dialog that opens when you first start Outlook. You can also open it from the Google Apps Sync menu in your Windows system tray.)

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All 26 languages supported by the plugin

How to access what's new:
Download page. If the plugin is already installed, then it will auto-update to the new version.

For more information:
Release notes
Help Center

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Why wait? Move your entire domain to Gmail’s new look today!

We encourage Google Apps administrators to manage the rollout of Gmail’s new look to their users, so they’ll have a better experience when the new look becomes permanent.

To assist with this, a new checkbox is now available in the administrator control panel giving administrators the ability to make the new look the default for all their users immediately. Administrators cannot revert this change, but individual users can temporarily switch back to the old look.

You can give your users all the information they need to make a smooth transition to the new look by visiting our Google Apps Learning Center, where you'll find ready-to-use guides, presentations, and videos on the new look for Gmail as well as other services.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Control Panel
(Next Generation and Current Version)

How to access what's new:
In the administrator control panel, click on ‘Settings’, then ‘Email’ and scroll down to the section ‘New look for Gmail’ to see the new option.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1699303
Resources and Email templates for your users:
http://learn.googleapps.com/new-look-gmail

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Gmail app for iOS 4+ now available

The Gmail app is now available in the App Store for any iOS 4+ device. The app includes the following features:

- Receive notification badges for new messages.
- Read your mail with threaded conversations.
- Organize your mail by archiving, labeling, starring, deleting, and reporting spam.
- Keep track of important messages with Priority Inbox.
- Auto-complete contact names as you type.
- Send and receive attachments.
- Search through all your mail.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Download from the App Store

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/11/gmail-app-for-ios-available-in-app.html
Help Center: http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=1205739&parent=14237

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Google Apps Script: Client Handlers and Validators for more responsive applications

You can now create more responsive Applications with Client Handlers and Validators in Google Apps Script.

- Using Client Handlers, your application can now respond to events in the browser without the need to perform a round trip to Google Apps Script servers.
- Support for validators in handlers. Validators allow handlers to check simple and complex conditions before they are invoked.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googleappsdeveloper.blogspot.com/2011/11/creating-more-responsive-applications.html

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New version of Google Apps Directory Sync tool available

A new version of the Google Apps Directory Sync tool is now available with the following improvements:

- Added the ability to synchronize only passwords that have changed since the previous sync.
- Added the option to prevent a sync from suspending/deleting admin accounts not found in the LDAP server.
- Improved performance of the sync simulation UI.
- Added support for Base64-encoded passwords.
- Logs are now encoded in UTF-8 by default to support non-ISO characters.
- The logging level menu now displays options in decreasing order of verbosity.
- Added logging for suspended accounts that are not deleted because of the current configuration.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Download page

For more information:
Release notes: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1263028

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Scheduled Release track features update 11/15/11

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:

Gmail:
- The ‘Manage this domain’ link for administrators is moving from its current location at the top right of the inbox, to the bottom right corner of the inbox, just underneath ‘Last account activity’. This link will not show if Tasks or a chat mole is open. If an administrator account switches to Gmail’s new look, the ‘Manage this domain’ link moves to the Settings gear menu in the upper right of the Gmail inbox. This change will take a few days to roll out.

Calendar:
- Calendar’s new look automatically becomes the default interface. Users can revert to the classic look for a limited time.

We’ll keep you updated on when these changes will become permanent for scheduled domains, and we encourage you to review the information and training materials on the new look at http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look and http://learn.googleapps.com/new-look-calendar

- Suggested times: With this new feature, a pop up will display and suggest times when guests are available.

Spreadsheets:
- Pivot table: More options when sorting pivot tables.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on November 22nd:

Gmail Contacts:
- Browse the Google Apps directory from within Gmail Contacts.

Users can browse the entire Google Apps directory for their domain from within Contacts without having to search. This is especially useful when a user doesn’t know the exact name or spelling of the person they’re looking for or wants to see a complete list of contacts for their domain in alphabetical order. Just click “Directory” in the left sidebar from within Contacts in Gmail to get started.

Docslist:
- Ability to restrict the download of non-Google file types in Google Docs. This restriction can be applied to .ppt, .pdf, video, and image files.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/browse-google-apps-directory-from.html
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/suggested-times-in-google-calendar.html

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Scheduled Release’ option enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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New version of Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes tool now available

Version 3.1.4 of the Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes tool is now available with the following improvements:

- New calendar migration test mode. Migrate events with full attendee details, but with no attendee fan-out. Events migrated using test mode are clearly identified as such in Google Calendar.
- Reduced size and life span of Migration Status view indexes to offer better performance in the user's mailbox.
- Miscellaneous UI improvements.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=154630
Release notes: https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=161642

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New limit when granting access to your Gmail account

Google Apps users can grant access to their Gmail account allowing another person to read, send, and delete messages on their behalf. This access was limited to 10 users but this limit has now been increased to 25.

Release track:
Rapid or Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

For more information:
https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138350

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More mobile device management functionality for Google Apps

Google Apps Mobile Management is a set of device management controls integrated into the Google Apps control panel. It covers Android and Google Sync devices, which include iOS, Windows Phone, and other smartphones and tablets using Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®.

With Mobile Management, you can manage your mobile fleet with the following features:
- Granular policies: Configure mobile settings at the organizational unit level
- Device activation: Control what devices can connect to your users' Google Apps data
- Device console: View all mobile devices in your domain connecting with Google Sync or Android Sync.

In addition to these mobile settings, you can view graphs about mobile usage and see mobile trends in your organization in the Reports tab of your control panel.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English Only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
Mobile Management is in the administrator control panel under ‘Settings’ -> ‘Mobile'

Note: Android devices need to have the Google Apps Device Policy app installed to show up under the Devices tab. Send this sample email to your users instructing them to download the Device Policy app before you check 'Enforce policies on Android devices' or 'Enable device activation.'
- Devices not supported: BlackBerry devices and devices connecting via IMAP or POP because these do not use Google Sync (Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®) or Android Sync.
- Users who can already sync with your Google Apps domain will still be able to sync with your Google Apps domain. After November 14, new Android users will need to install Device Policy if you enforce device policies or enable activation.
- Administrators can audit mobile apps installed on Android devices that access Google Apps data (see the Devices tab), but cannot audit mobile apps on other operating systems like iOS and Windows Phone.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-flexible-mobile-device-management.html
Help Center: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1734200

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Don’t want that file downloaded? Ability to restrict file download now in Google Docs

We recently made it possible to restrict the download of non-Google editor file types in Google Docs. This restriction can be applied to .ppt, .pdf, video, and image files for example.

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
Select the file that you want to restrict, select the ‘More’ menu and choose the new option. Alternatively, right-click a document in the docslist and select ‘prevent viewers from downloading’ from the menu options.

For more information:
https://docs.google.com/support/?hl=en

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Browse the Google Apps directory from within Gmail Contacts

Users can browse the entire Google Apps directory for their domain from within Contacts without having to search. This is especially useful when a user doesn’t know the exact name or spelling of the person they’re looking for or wants to see a complete list of contacts for their domain in alphabetical order. Just click “Directory” in the left sidebar from within Contacts in Gmail to get started.

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
- To enable / disable the ability to browse the Google Apps directory, enable / disable Contact Sharing: Control Panel -> Settings -> Contacts -> Enable / Disable contact sharing.
- To hide specific users (or resources) from being visible to other users from within Contacts: Control Panel -> Organization and Users -> User information -> Contact Sharing checkbox.
- To set the Google Apps directory to be alphabetized by first or last name: Control Panel ->Settings -> Email -> Name format.

- Reload Gmail
- Go to "Contacts"
- In the left sidebar, click "Directory", above "New Group..." at the bottom.
- Browse by using either the next/prev arrow buttons or open the drop down to the left of the next/prev arrow buttons to jump directly to a specific alphabetical range.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1628008

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Scheduled Release track features update 11/8/11

The following features are now available to domains following the Scheduled Release track:
Gmail:
- New option when granting access to Gmail
A new option is now available to users when granting access to their Gmail account. This option controls whether a message is marked as read or unread when accessed by the person accessing the account. This is useful for the manager/assistant use cases.

Note: Administrators can control whether their users have this option to grant access or not via the administrator control panel.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on November 15th:
Gmail:
The ‘Manage this domain’ link for administrators is moving from its current location at the top right of the inbox, to the bottom right corner of the inbox, just underneath ‘Last account activity’. This link will not show if Tasks or a chat mole is open. If an administrator account switches to Gmail’s new look, the ‘Manage this domain’ link moves to the Settings gear menu in the upper right of the Gmail inbox.

Calendar:
- Calendar’s new look will automatically become the default interface. Users can revert to the classic look for a limited time.

We’ll keep you updated on when these changes will become permanent for scheduled domains, and we encourage you to review the information and training materials on the new look at http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look and http://learn.googleapps.com/new-look-calendar

- Suggested times: With this new feature, a pop up will display and suggest times when guests are available.

Spreadsheets:
- Pivot table: More options when sorting pivot tables.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=138350
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/suggested-times-in-google-calendar.html

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