Increased accessibility with Braille display support for Google Docs, Slides and Drawings

If you use a Braille display, you can now enable Braille support in Google Docs, Slides and Drawings to read and enter text. This option is currently available for Google Chrome and Internet Explorer.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

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Learn how to enable Braille support

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Restore a user's Google Drive files

Admins can now restore a given user’s deleted Google Drive files for a specified date range. This helps ensure that, if a user accidentally deletes important files, those files are not permanently lost. The feature pertains to files that have been emptied from the Trash only. Files still in the Trash can be easily recovered by the user.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

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https://support.google.com/a/answer/6052340

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Better document and image viewing experience in Gmail and Google Drive

We've launched a new version of the UI for viewing documents and images in Gmail and Google Drive to give more focus to the content itself. The tool bar has moved to the top (and disappears when not in use) and the document/image frame is now wider, giving users a more streamlined experience.

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks (for Gmail only, changes in Drive will launch to all tracks today)

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Dedicated desktop home pages for Google Docs, Sheets & Slides

We know that often times you’d like an easier way to return to your most relevant and recently edited documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, no matter what device you’re using. So we created new home screens to help you do that with direct access points for Docs, Sheets & Slides. To access these home screens, use the following urls: http://google.com/docs http://google.com/sheets http://google.com/slides Release track: Rapid release (Note: this launch will be rolling out gradually over the coming weeks), with Scheduled release coming soon For more information: https://plus.google.com/+GoogleDrive/posts/PPEQLd8huvn

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Edit Microsoft Office files in Chrome and ChromeOS

Google Apps users can now edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files directly from Google Drive, Gmail and the new Docs, Sheets and Slides home screens, without needing Microsoft Office. For ChromeOS users, there's nothing to install, it just works. Chrome users for Mac and Windows can install the “Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides” extension and you’re good to go.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

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Get the Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides Chrome extension

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Integration of Quickoffice into Google Sheets mobile apps for Android and iOS

Quickoffice will be integrated into the Google Sheets app, allowing for seamless editing of Microsoft Excel files. This is available now on Android and is coming soon on iOS. Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release (Note: the update will gradually roll out to users over the coming days) For more information: Google Drive blog postHelp Center articleGet the Google Sheets app on Google Play

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Integration of Quickoffice into Google Docs mobile apps for Android and iOS

Quickoffice will be integrated into the Google Docs app, allowing for seamless editing of Microsoft Word files. This is available now on Android and is coming soon on iOS. Release track: Rapid release and Scheduled release (Note: the update will gradually roll out to users over the coming days)
For more information: Google Drive blog postHelp Center articleGet the Google Docs app on Google Play
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Google Slides mobile app for Android & iOS, with PowerPoint editing

As previously announced, the new Google Slides mobile app is now ready for launch on Android (with iOS coming soon), making it easier for you to quickly find, edit and create presentations on the go -- online or offline. The Slides app includes support for editing PowerPoint via Quickoffice, so you don’t have to worry about file compatibility, it all just works. This is available now on Android and is coming soon on iOS. Release track: Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information: Google Drive blog postHelp Center article
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Suggested edits in Google Docs

Now in Google Docs, any user with "can comment" access to a document will be able to make suggested edits to the document. The suggested edits will appear in the document along with a comment explaining the edit. Those with "can edit" permission will be able to accept or reject those suggested edits. Those with "can view" access will not be able to see suggested edits (until they are accepted). Viewers will also no longer be able to see regular comments, which is a change from today.

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming soon

For more information:

Google Drive blog post

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Introducing Google Apps Vault for Drive

Vault’s robust functionality now includes another data source—Drive—so that organizations can find even more business-critical content. Vault for Drive comes at no additional cost for Vault customers and works with existing Drive content in users’ accounts. Postini customers transitioning to Vault will also be able to use Vault for Drive at no additional cost once the transition is complete.

With Vault for Drive, organizations can search for specific users’ Drive files (including both Google documents and other stored files), preview search results in Vault to make sure customers find just what they need and create copies of search results and export them for future use.

Setting retention policies, creating holds, and conducting domain-wide searches for Drive content are not available at this time.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

https://support.google.com/vault/answer/2462365

https://support.google.com/vault/answer/6049740

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Activity view, link sharing and more in the new Google Drive mobile apps

The Google Drive mobile apps for Android and iOS now have a cleaner design, more responsive animations, and faster background syncing. Sharing your files is also simpler and faster. Key features include:

• Activity view: a stream of changes to your files and folders, accessible through the details panel
• Link sharing: easily share files and folders directly from the mobile app using a link

The new version of the app is available now on Android and iOS. Release track: Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information: Get the Google Drive app on Google Play
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A faster, redesigned Google Drive

Google Drive will have a new look and speedier performance on the desktop, making organizing and sharing files faster and easier than ever. Users can now right click on a file to see recent activity, set sharing permissions, and enable files to be accessed while offline. When selecting multiple files, users can take actions on the entire group in three ways—right click on the selection, use the menu above the file area, or simply drag the group to move to a new folder location.

This new version is rolling out progressively to rapid release domains, who can opt-in and try the new features and interface. Scheduled release domains will be able to opt-in soon. The plan is to rollout the new Drive interface to everyone in the near future.

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming soon

For more information:

Google Drive overview

Learn how to opt-in

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Better spam management with Message Center

Building on the quarantine summary feature launched earlier this year, we are launching Message Center. Message Center is a web-based spam management system designed for Google Apps customers who relay some or all of their email traffic to on-premise SMTP servers. It provides the following features:

• Ability to view and search 30 days of clean/spam mail
• Ability to mark single or multiple messages as spam or not spam
• Delivery of messages that are not spam to the on-premise mailbox
• Addition and removal of contacts for whitelisting purposes
• Bookmark-able URLs for searches and individual messages

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/3028953

https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/6011636

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Enhancements to the SMTP relay service

We are launching several enhancements to the SMTP relay service. Admins will benefit from the following five key features:

• Multiple authentication configurations: Admins can now configure multiple sets of authentication rules. For instance, you can specify that messages sent from one IP address are always allowed, messages from another IP address are only allowed if encrypted with TLS, and messages from another IP address range require SMTP AUTH.
• SMTP AUTH: This newly supported authentication method uses Google “application-specific passwords” to allow admins to configure clients to authenticate to the relay service. This feature is available for registered Google Apps users only.
• IP range description field: To manage IP addresses more efficiently, admins can enter descriptions in text fields for each IP address or range that you use to set authentication rules.
• Selective enable/disable of IP ranges: Admins can selectively enable/disable IP ranges approved for relay as needed

Release track: Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information: https://support.google.com/a/answer/2956491

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Exclude email drafts from Google Vault search with one click

Admins can now more easily exclude email drafts from searches in Google Vault. Simply check the Exclude drafts checkbox in the search panel to exclude draft emails from your search.

Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

https://support.google.com/vault/answer/2462480

https://support.google.com/vault/answer/4388708

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New version of Google Apps Migration for Microsoft® Exchange tool

A new version of the Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange (GAMME) tool is now available. The release includes support for Outlook® 2013 (but not Click-to-Run editions) and several bug fixes.

Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/162794

https://support.google.com/a/answer/172212

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Enhancements to the "Open with" menu when previewing Gmail attachments

When previewing Gmail attachments in Chrome, certain Chrome extensions can now be queried to determine if they are enabled for Drive. If they are, they will be included in the list of apps available as choices in the "Open with" menu in the attachment viewer. 

Release Track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks

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Move documents, spreadsheets, and presentations to trash from their own File menu

Owners of a document, spreadsheet or presentation will now be able to move it to the trash from within its own File menu, rather than needing to do so from the Drive home page. Editors and viewers will see the ‘Move to trash’ option in the File menu, but it will be inactive and greyed out.

Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

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Additional audit-logging for Marketplace apps usage

In an effort to maximize visibility for domain admins, we recently started logging admin actions related to Google Apps Marketplace (GAM) apps in Admin console. Admins can now view logs for whenever they install/uninstall a GAM app and when they grant/revoke data grants for an app. Admins can view this data in the Reporting section of Admin console. Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/110958109415435620761/posts/gB7nQda6n2E

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Additional audit-logging for Marketplace apps usage

In an effort to maximize visibility for domain admins, we recently started logging admin actions related to Google Apps Marketplace (GAM) apps in Admin console. Admins can now view logs for whenever they install/uninstall a GAM app and when they grant/revoke data grants for an app. Admins can view this data in the Reporting section of Admin console. Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

https://plus.sandbox.google.com/u/0/110958109415435620761/posts/gB7nQda6n2E

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