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Google Apps highlights – 7/30/2010
July 30, 2010
This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that we post every couple of weeks. Look for the label “
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Over the last couple of weeks, we introduced several new capabilities in Google Docs for documents and drawings, and added the ability for organizations to tailor Google Apps to meet the needs of different groups within their organizations. We also launched a new version of Google Apps to meet the security and policy needs of government agencies in the U.S.
Document translation and undo smartquotes in Google Docs
On Tuesday we introduced
automatic document translation
to the new document editor in Google Docs. This allows you to instantly convert your document into any one of the 53 languages, powered by the technology behind
Google Translate
. And while we were at it, we added the ability for you to change smartquotes—angled quotation marks—back to straight quotation marks by pressing Ctrl-Z (Cmd-Z on a Mac).
Zoom and more in drawings
Last Monday, we also made
improvements to the drawing editor
in Google Docs, too. You can zoom in several different ways now: with the toolbar zoom icon, by drawing a rectangle around the area to zoom, zoom options in the “View” menu and with zoom keyboard shortcuts. We also introduced several changes to the shape-drawing tools, including pie and arc drawing improvements, the ability to duplicate shapes while resizing and rotating, new line ending decoration controls and new style options for the corners of shapes.
User policy management
One of the top requests from businesses, organizations and schools using Google Apps has been the ability to enable different applications for different groups within the organization. For example, a K-12 school may choose not to give Chat to students, but still allow faculty and staff to instant message with each other. Last Tuesday we launched
user policy management
, which lets administrators divide their users in to organizational units, and give each group access to different sets of services.
Google Apps for Government now available
On Monday we announced
Google Apps for Government
, a new version of Google Apps specifically tailored to the policy and security needs of federal, state and local governments in the United States. In addition to the applications and administrative controls available in the business edition of Google Apps, the service for government agencies has received Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification and accreditation from the U.S. General Services Administration, the first such certification for any cloud computing messaging and collaboration suite.
Who’s gone Google?
To go along with the launch of Google Apps for Government, we’re excited to share stories from two government organizations who are now using Google Apps. The
U.S. Navy InRelief program
is using Google Apps to improve coordination in disaster relief efforts, and the
Berkeley Lab
, a member of the National Laboratory system supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, is using Google Docs and Sites to support better collaboration among scientists and researchers.
We’re also thrilled to welcome another new crop of schools to Google Apps.
Haverford College
, Wayne County Community College District and
Westwood College
are all going Google!
I hope you're making the most of these new features, whether you're using Google Apps with friends, family, coworkers or classmates. For more details and updates from the Apps team, head on over to the
Google Apps Blog
.
Posted by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing Manager
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