GSfE Update: New Google Templates Available

Save time with new custom templates in Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms Posted: 16 Nov 2016 10:01 AM PST We recently launched new tools in G Suite like Explore, Action items, and other features to help your teams save time and focus on what’s important: creating impactful work, quicker. We know time spent re-creating files in the workplace takes away from the time your team can spend collaborating and achieving results. That’s why, today, we’re introducing custom templates in G Suite for the Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms files your teams use the most. Simply submit files to shared template galleries in the Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms home screens for your co-workers to adapt and use as needed. With these customizable templates, your teams can focus less on formatting and more on driving impact and sharing success. Note that if you disabled template submissions to the old Google Drive templates gallery in the Admin console, users in your organization will not be able to see and use the new galleries when they launch. You can enable the new galleries for your users in the Admin console (Apps > G Suite > Drive and Docs > Templates). You can also configure the categories available for your organization’s templates from that same section in the Admin console. In addition, G Suite for Business and Education customers can require templates be approved before they appear in the galleries, or prevent end users from submitting new templates altogether. These features are not enabled by default, so you’ll need to update your settings if you want to moderate or restrict template submissions to the galleries. The old templates gallery will be shut down in early 2017, giving you and your users time to transition to the new galleries. We’ll let you know the exact date with a message in the old gallery, but it will not take place before February 1st, 2017. An important note regarding this rollout:  To give you a chance to update your settings and curate your organization’s template galleries, we’re rolling out these features (both in the Admin console and in the home screens) to all admins, regardless of their release track, starting today. We’ll launch to end users on the Rapid release track today as well, with the rollout to end users on the Scheduled release track starting on December 7th.  Launch Details Release track: G Suite administrators Launching to both Rapid and Scheduled release G Suite end users Launching to Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming on December 7th Editions: Template galleries Available to all G Suite editions Moderation and restriction capabilities Available to G Suite for Business and Education customers only Rollout pace: Gradual rollout (potentially longer than 3 days for feature visibility) Impact: All end users Action: Admin action suggested/FYI More Information Help Center: Enable templates for Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms Help Center: Create a file from a template

Gmail and Calendar Update on iOS

Gmail and Google Calendar get a whole lot better on iOS Posted: 07 Nov 2016 10:01 AM PST (Cross posted from the Gmail blog)  Posted by Matthew Izatt, Product Manager  Today we're making some changes to the Gmail and Google Calendar apps on iOS. The new Gmail app for iOS When you get the next Gmail iOS app update, you'll notice some exciting changes: The biggest overhaul of the app in nearly four years. It's the Gmail you know and love, with a fresh new look, sleeker transitions and some highly-requested features. It's a lot faster, too. With the new app, getting things done on the go is a lot easier — whether you're trying to find a message your colleague sent you last month, or trying to get through your work inbox on a Monday morning. Starting today, you'll be able to: Undo Send, just like you do on the desktop, to prevent embarrassing email mistakes Search faster with instant results and spelling suggestions (like when you type "flighht," but you really meant "flight") Swipe to archive or delete, to quickly clear items out of your inbox Google Calendar: Updated for you Based on your feedback (thank you!), the Calendar app on iOS has some shiny, new features: Month view and week in landscape view, so you have even more ways to see your schedule at a glance. Spotlight Search support, so you can search for events, Reminders and Goals in Apple's Spotlight Search and find what you're looking for faster. Alternate calendars. If you often look up dates in a non-Gregorian calendar — like Lunar, Islamic, or Hindu — you can now add that calendar to easily see those dates alongside your current calendar. We'll continue to improve both Gmailand Calendarfor iOS so you can be more productive on the go. Launch Details  Release track:  Launching to both Rapid release and Scheduled release Rollout pace:  Gradual rollout (potentially longer than 3 days for feature visibility) Editions: Available to all G Suite editions Impact:  All end users Action:  Change management suggested/FYI More Information Gmail app on iOS change management guide (pdf) Translations coming soon to the What's New site Launch release calendar Launch detail categories Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates