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Google Apps highlights – 9/3/2010
September 3, 2010
This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that we post every couple of weeks. Look for the label “
Google Apps highlights
" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.
Recently we introduced powerful, time-saving features in Gmail: Priority Inbox and the ability to call phones right from Gmail. Google spreadsheets added new features, and many more businesses and schools moved to the cloud with Google Apps.
Cut through the clutter with Gmail Priority Inbox
Since its beginning, Gmail has been helping people cope with large amounts of email, whether it’s with more than seven gigabytes of storage, really fast search, great spam filtering or automatically organized conversations. This Monday we launched
Priority Inbox
, which helps you get through your inbox even faster by automatically putting important messages front and center. The more that you use Gmail, the better Priority Inbox will become at categorizing the email you receive. Our research suggests that the typical information worker can save a whole week of work time each year with this feature!
Call phones from Gmail
People in the U.S. can now call any phone right within Gmail. If you have a Google Voice account (
it's free! and open to everyone in the U.S.
), you can also receive calls to your Google Voice number right within Gmail. Calls to the U.S. and Canada are free at least until the end of the year, and
international rates
start at just $0.02 per minute. Google Apps customers won’t see this feature quite yet, but Google Voice and call phones in Gmail are coming soon with the
new infrastructure
for Google Apps accounts.
Improved scheduler in Google Calendar
Last Thursday we made it easier to
set up new events
in Google Calendar. The interface for repeating events is now more intuitive, and we’ve improved how we help you find a good time for your event, even if you’re coordinating a large group of people with busy schedules.
In-cell drop-down with validation and more in Google spreadsheets
We added two helpful features in spreadsheets last week as well.
In-cell drop-down with validation
allows you to configure cells to display a drop-down menu of accepted values. For example, you can require a cell’s value to be selected from a list of specific cities. We also introduced the ability to easily
see which cells have formulas
, which can come in handy when you’re working on a complicated mode. You can turn this feature on from the formula bar by selecting the “Show All Formulas” button, selecting “Show All Formulas” in the View menu or hitting Ctrl `.
Who’s gone Google?
The pace of organizations saying goodbye to legacy on-premises technology and moving into the cloud continues to accelerate. Read more about why
The Richmond Group
,
Box.net
,
Bowerly Lane Bicycles
and
EPS Communications
selected Google Apps for their messaging and collaboration needs.
I hope these updates help you or your organization get even more from Google Apps. For details and the latest news in this area, check out the
Google Apps Blog
.
Posted by Jeremy Milo, Google Apps Marketing Manager
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