Product featured: Google Cloud Search

The latest from G Suite: Every day, people around the world rely on the power of Google Search to access information. In fact, we see more than a trillion searches every year. As we continue to invest in new cloud-based technologies like machine learning to power our web search engine, we want to help businesses leverage that same technology to find internal information. What's new in G Suite

In February, we announced Google Cloud SearchA new product that uses smart search to provide a better experience through G Suite.

Internal information classification has become increasingly complex as more and more companies move their workloads and data to the cloud. As a result, teams are working in hybrid environments and storing vast amounts of data everywhere and in various formats, including emails, documents, spreadsheets, slides, forms, websites, and much more.

Smart searches tailored to your needs.

Cloud Search It offers the best of Google Search and G Suite Smart Search, providing comprehensive searches and proactive recommendations to help you throughout your day.

For example, when you open the Cloud Search app on your mobile phone or computer, you'll see relevant information organized into simple cards that help you stay on top of your work. These attendance cards are the new way to help you find the right information at the right time. Using Google's smart search, these cards can help you prepare for your next meeting or included suggest you files that necesitan tu Attention.

Attendance cards are designed to be timely and relevant so you can navigate your workday more effectively. We'll continue to learn what information is most relevant to you and add more attendance cards, reducing your search time and making your work more efficient.

Also de attempting insights, also can attempting people en el Directory de la company. You will be able to access data de contact de colleagues, ademas de events y files that do en común. INCLUDED send emails, do calls o start un Hangout to only un touch.

We know that privacy is paramount for businesses. Cloud Search respects file sharing permissions in G Suite, so users can only search for and find files they have access to. This means that company resources, such as vacation policies, can be found by everyone in your organization, but your team's projects will only be accessible to users with the necessary permissions, and your task lists will only be available to you.

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Breaking down information silos at work.

From su launch en el SCHEDULE Early Adopter el summer past, the companies have used Cloud Search all with to break silos internal y access to insights traditional quickly.

QAD, an ERP solutions provider for manufacturing companies, helps businesses manage their finances, supply chains, business intelligence, and more.You can save very little time by reviewing documents all with find what I know require all with do business strategic, take strategic, so QAD uses Cloud Search all with help.

“At QAD, we operate at a high level of speed and need technology that provides us with agility, flexibility, and access to information. Cloud Search provides that. It gives us the ability to break down the silos that exist across different content systems and unlock information with very little IT effort,” says Scott Lawrence Lawson, Director of IT Architecture.

Now part of G Suite.

Cloud Search is now available to users of the Business and Enterprise editions of G Suite. And this is just the beginning; we'll be adding more capabilities to Cloud Search in the future, including integration with third-party applications. This way, you and your team can find, access, and get the most out of your information in G Suite.

For more information about Cloud Search, please consult the Help Center.

● Help Center: Cloud Search Administration
● Help Center: Cloud Search user
● Help Center: Learning Cloud Search
● Help Center: Cloud Search Products

Once activated all with tu Company, Cloud Search will accessible en cloudsearch.google.com.

Work anywhere.

Searching files in Google Drive is now easier on your Android device.

News: Now es traditional easy find files in Google Drive where y when usted lo require. With this release, your files and folders Drive now are indexed through the Firebase App Indexing application and appear , the results al attempting en tu enforcement de Google en tu phone Android.

Simply Enter your search y touch la flange “in Applications" all with see may be made by each relevant file a su search. Select files all with open en la corresponding application.

Visit the Google Play Store to download the latest version of Drive Android App

Easy to use.

Insert videos from Google Drive into Google Slides.

News: With this launch, can insert y play your youtube de Google Drive en Google Slides, also youtube de YouTube.

Once you've added your presentation video to your Drive, you can choose when to start and stop playback, whether it will play automatically when the presentation begins, and even whether it should start silently or with audio. Simply right-click on the video and select Video Options.

If the person viewing your presentation does not have the rights to access the video, they will not be able to play it unless they have the appropriate permissions.

Note that you can play videos directly from your Drive in Google Slides for web or mobile, or embed them directly from the web into the app.

To traditional details, visit Help Center.

Cell Links in Google Sheets.

What's New: Because navigating large and complex spreadsheets can be difficult, we've introduced the ability to link to specific cell ranges in Google Sheets on the web. With this new feature, you can create tables of contents for your spreadsheet, direct others to specific content within your spreadsheet, and preserve cell links when importing spreadsheets from other applications.

To link spreadsheet cells, simply go to Insert Link “Select a range of cells to join” and the desired range.

For more details visit the Help Center.

Support for text rotation, accounting number formatting, and more in Google Sheets.

News: Estamos working hard all with make sure de that Google sheets satisfy the needs of your company. Just like part de That one effort, we have inserted several Features you've been asking for in Sheets for Web, iOS, and Android.

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Text rotation

You can now rotate text in cells (Format > Text Rotation). This is especially useful when you need to fit long heading names into thin columns, or when you simply want to fit more text onto a single screen.

Accounting number format.

We've made it easier to read your budgets, expense reports, and other spreadsheets containing monetary amounts by aligning currency symbols within them (Format > Number > Accounting). We've also improved how numbers, decimal points, and repeated characters are aligned to make them easier to scan and analyze.

More border styles.

You can now choose from several new border styles in Google Sheets, including various thicknesses and double borders, which are commonly used in balance sheets and financial statements. (Toolbar > Borders > Border Styles).

Additional improvements on mobile devices.

Support for using a mouse with the Sheets application on Android.
Ability to view and select existing custom colors in the Sheets Android app
Ability to drag and drop rows and columns in templates for Android and iOS applications
Formatting suggestions in Explore for Sheets in iOS app.

For more details, visit the following links.

Help Center: Edit and format spreadsheets
Help Center: Formatting numbers in a spreadsheet
Help Center: Edit rows, columns, and cells in a spreadsheet
Help Center: View and use suggested analyses and charts in a spreadsheet

Go directly to the conversation with unread messages; we redesigned Hangout's indicators.

News: In Google Hangouts for desktop and Android, we've implemented some improvements to how you navigate chats. When you enter a conversation with a lot of activity, you'll see a "Go to last read" button. This will take you to the last unread message in that conversation, indicated by a #newmessages indicator.

In addition, the “# new messages” button has been redesigned to match the new user interface.
Take a look at the following screenshot to see how it works:

*This feature is already available for Hangouts on iOS.

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Ready for business.

Resolve conflicting accounts with the new transfer tool for users with unmanaged accounts.

What's New: If your organization recently started using G SuiteAnd, it is possible that there are employees who previously set up personal Google accounts using their company's domain name; with this release, we have made it easier to identify and transfer those accounts before they become problematic.

With the new Transfer tool for unmanaged users, you can view all personal Google accounts with email addresses that match the G Suite email addresses for your organization.

You can then send messages to those users, requesting that they convert their personal accounts to G Suite accounts for your organization. You can also view the requests and cancel them when necessary.

If an employee accepts your request to transfer their account, you will be given access to their data and the ability to manage that account. If they decline or ignore your request, they will be asked to rename their personal account with a different email address when a new G Suite account is created for them. They will retain sole access and control over all the data in their personal account.

Please note that these actions must be performed manually, and while you can send, cancel, and download request statuses for multiple users at once, you cannot yet do this in bulk via an API. We hope this release makes the transition to G Suite easier for you and your end users.

For more information about the Transfer tool, visit the Help Center.

New Administrator privilege, to manage custom templates in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms.

What's New: In November 2016, we introduced custom templates in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms, allowing teams to spend less time formatting and more time brainstorming, collaborating, and sharing ideas. We also offered G Suite Business, Education, and Enterprise customers the following optional controls in the admin console:

Moderate: It requires that user-submitted templates be approved by administrators with Drive and Docs administrator privileges.
Restricted: Restricts sending templates to administrators with the Drive and Docs administrator privilege.

With this release, it's no longer necessary to grant full Drive and Docs privileges to admins who want the ability to moderate and manage templates. Instead, you can grant admins a new Docs templates privilege, which gives them the ability to approve templates and modify template settings in the admin console, but not the authority to change other settings in Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms. Admins will retain the privilege to continue managing templates in Drive and Docs.

This change will allow your organization to manage custom templates in a scalable way, without giving up sensitive admin settings.

For more details on privileges and instructions for managing templates in Docs, visit our help center articles below.

Help Center: Definitions of administrator privileges
Help Center: Manage templates for Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms

Improvements to two-step phone verification.

Improved Phone Prompts for Two-Step Verification What's New: In June 2016, we introduced phone prompts for two-step verification, giving users another way to keep their accounts secure. With this release, users who have opted in to receive notifications will see additional details about the login request, such as when and where it was made, when they are available. These improved prompts appear on both Android and iOS devices.

Consult the Help Center for more information about the instructions on the two-step verification phone.

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Preview of password-protected files in Google Drive.

What's New: We know you work with a variety of file formats in Google Drive. That's why, with this release, we've made it possible to preview documents, presentations, and spreadsheets in Google Drive.

Now, when you try to open one of these file types in Drive on the web, you'll be prompted to enter your password. Upon successful entry, you'll see a read-only preview of the document. Note that this feature also works when you open password-protected Office files sent as Gmail attachments.

Google now maintains a central G Suite service with administration console controls and access in Google Docs.

News: Available to G Suite users with Google Drive since 2013, Google Keep helps employees capture thoughts, ideas, action items, and more in one easily accessible place. With this release, Google Keep is now a core G Suite service when used with a domain. In addition, Keep is now available in Google Docs, so employees can easily review and reuse their notes.

G Suite Basic Service

Keep now has the same technical support and service level commitments as any other basic service, such as Gmail or Google Drive.

In the future, domains using Keep will have the following benefits:

Maintaining content will be handled as specified in your G Suite agreement.
Keep will be compliant with the terms, conditions, and service levels defined in the G Suite Technical Support Services Guidelines and the G Suite Service Level Agreement.
It will be added as a monitored service to the G Suite Status Dashboard.

Additional administrative controls.

Additionally, we're giving G Suite administrators greater control over Keep's usage in their organizations, allowing them to turn the app on or off for their domains.

The steps to do this will depend on how you currently use Google Drive. For example:

If Google Drive is currently enabled for your organization, your users have had access to Keep and will continue to have access to Keep after this release. If you want to disable Keep access, you can now do so from the admin console (Apps > G Suite > Keep).
If Drive isn't enabled for your organization, your users haven't had access to Keep. If you choose to enable Drive in the future, Keep will be enabled for your organization, whether you've opted to automatically receive new services in the admin console and disabled it for your organization, or if you've chosen to manually enable new services. You can enable or disable the app from the admin console at any time.

When turned on, Keep will respect the sharing settings applied for Google Drive.

View and create Keep notes in Docs.

The improvements to Keep aren't just for administrators. End users can now view and create Keep notes directly in Google Docs on the web. Starting today, simply select "Keep notepad" from the Tools menu to open a sidebar containing your Keep notes (and the option to search them). You can then edit those notes and paste them into your document.

If you're inspired by content already in your document, you can create a new note by highlighting the relevant text, right-clicking, and selecting "Save to Keep Notepad." Or, if you simply want to create a new note with fresh content, you can start typing in the "Take a note..." box in the notepad. All notes you create while in a document will be added to a "related" section in the sidebar. When you view those notes in Keep, they'll include a link to the document where they were created.

For more information, see Help Center:

Users with legacy Android devices can now access work apps on Google Play.

News: Earlier this year, we announced that your organization's private apps would be moving from the Private Channel to Work Apps on the Google Play Store.

We envision Work apps as a single destination where users can find all the apps they need to be productive on mobile. Using Google Mobile Management, G Suite administrators can offer a customized suite of apps to their employees.

Previously, however, employees with Android devices that did not support work profiles could not see work apps and apps managed by their administrators. This included users with Android devices running version 5.0.ollipop or less.

With this launch, employees with these older devices can now access the Google Play tab (in their personal profile) and apps managed by their administrators.

Please note that on devices that support work profiles, work apps can only be accessed from the Google Play tab of the Work Profile.

For more information, see the Help Center:

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Live broadcast.

In just one week, thousands of developers, IT professionals, and industry leaders will gather in San Francisco for Google Cloud's first-ever conference. Join Diane Greene, Sundar Pichai, and other Google leaders to learn what Google Cloud offers today, our vision for the future, and how customers and partners are using Google Cloud to build what's next.

Explore ways to automate workflows in the Transform Gallery

Automate workplace workflows

In February, the Transformations Gallery team launched a new blog, Work Hacks from G Suite. Check it out for tips on automating processes. Using tools like Forms, Apps Script, and Sheets, you can streamline everyday workflows, from tracking employee compliance to requesting time off.

Check out the Transformation Gallery and see what processes they have worked on for others in your industry or job function.

Google Cloud Connect (GCC): The official G Suite Admins community

Log in today: GooglGoogle Cloud Connect (GCC) is your one-stop shop for making your work with G Suite easier. Sign in today to discuss best practices, ask questions, and connect with your peers and Googlers. Don't miss out! Be sure to follow our Community Manager, Lauren Gallegos, to get the weekly buzz.

News: In January we continued with our Editorial. New use cases were added to our Catalog, covering topics such as how to automate your time-off request process and the first public cloud location map.

To top it all off, Kim Wylie continued her Change Management series with articles on the Google Change Management Methodology for Deploying G Suite and G Suite for High-Performance Teams. Join us in March for more use cases in your favorite Google Cloud products.

The G Suite Show on YouTube, every Tuesday, 11:00 PST

Halfway through season 10!

The G Suite Show features highlights for Google Classroom, focused on individualized learning, the latest Chromebook with stylus and world-facing camera, as well as the new report manager console.

Next, Lily and Jimmy share their favorite Gmail gems so you can easily tackle an unmanageable inbox. These gems contain ideas for labels, filters, built-in search, and direct calendar scheduling. When scheduling meetings, we're often forced to do it on the fly. Fear not, because "Find a Time" for mobile is here! It easily scans your calendar and other calendars.
invited to determine when is the best time.

Finally, Drea and Jenny explain how companies can create a virtual training center using Google Sites and Drive. This is one of our most popular cards in the Transformation Gallery.

What's New in G Suite Admins Videos

News: A recap of the videos that We've released these in the last few months that are relevant to G Suite administrators, so you can view and share them whenever you want.