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23 Feb
Google Meet Allows Presenters to See Speaker Notes While Presenting Slides

  No more confusion on switching screens, presenters can now view a presentation with speaker notes in Google Meet.   Speaker notes are important tools for any presenters, they will help remember important issues, such as key messages, statistics, or referred example cases. They act like a memory aid to remind presenters what to talk about on each of the slides, and what are the next topics of their presentation.   Formerly, when users present slides from their Google Meet, they have to switch screens between notes and slides. It might be inconvenient and sometimes causes misunderstanding as they are unsure which one is the presenting screen to the audience. Or even it might cause them to lose concentration while

08 Feb
Emoji Reactions are Available in Google Meet Now!

  Emojis, fun way to express your reactions in Google Meet.   Google has created more functions for Google Meet over the past few years to minimize the gap between people who work in different places. Many new features are released to improve users’ experience continually; for example, automatic lighting adjustments, noise reduction, picture-in-picture mode, multi pinning or live captions. Recently, they just launched emoji reactions for users’ quick responses during meetings.   *The above picture shows emoji reactions on web.  Source: Google Workspace Updates   You can start using these fun emojis by clicking the “smile” icon in the toolbar. It will pop up the reaction bar with all available emojis for you to choose as per preference. Everyone

27 Jan
Never Miss! Top 17 Updates of Google Workspace in 2022

  Google innovates various capabilities for improving people’s work performance. In 2022, Google has developed and launched several functions and features to improve work capabilities, communication and collaboration among teams. So we would like to review and share with you again the most helpful tips on each application: how their innovations ease people’s work and foster team connection.   Gmail  1.  Using Gmail’s New Marketing Tools to Create Announcements or Newsletters. 2.  New Search Capabilities in Gmail and Google Chat   Google Chat  3.  New Update for Manager Role in Chat Spaces 4.  Sharable Space in Google Chat 5.  In-Line Threading on Google Chat Spaces Can Separate Your Conversation.   Google Meet  6.  New Updated Features for Google Meet 7. 

12 Jan
Summary in Chat Space Enhances Users Catch up Quickly on Conversation

  Google enabling new function conversation summary in Chat Space, helps people to avoid information overload   Google has been constantly researching AI-powered innovations to help people work more productively and impactful. In the past few years, the company has been creating machine learning tools in Google Workspace for example scheduling meetings, search & suggestion in Chat and Gmail, automated summary in Google Docs which is able to generate an overview of text within a document. Currently, this function is extended and available to Chat Space providing users a helpful digest of conversations.   Nowadays, when we have to deal with multi-tasks, and get across too many groups of Chat or Space. Sometimes, it might be difficult to check and

26 Dec
Using Timeline View in Google Sheet for Your Effective Project Management

  Foster teams’ collaboration and well monitor the entire project by Timeline View on spreadsheet.   Google extends the power of Smart Canvas; collaboration tools allowing people to stay connected, promote teams’ cooperation. Along with the Smart Canvas, the company constantly innovates collaboration experience, and always tries to collapse the boundary between people and applications.   This year, Google has some developments on new functions and features in spreadsheets, for instance smart chips, joining the meeting directly from Sheet, or getting notification when someone is editing your spreadsheet. Now it enables “Timeline View” which is suitable for tasks, project management and any future plans among teams.   Source: Google Workspace Update The timeline view in Google Sheet enhances people to

15 Dec
Enhance Search Capabilities in Gmail and Google Chat on Web and Mobile

  Improve your search experience by the latest features in Google Chat and Gmail.   Google is a considerable expertise on search engines. It has been well-known and impactful for many users across the world and holds 92% of the worldwide search engine market share*. The company has constantly broadened the search experience for applications and services. Recently, there are many new search-related additions added to Gmail and Chat on web and mobile; including search suggestions, Gmail labels, and related results.   *Source: Search Engine Market Share Worldwide(Nov 2021 – Nov 2022) | StatCounter   Google Chat users on mobile start seeing “search suggestions” in the search bar when they type the query in the search box. The suggestion will

23 Nov
Separate Your Conversation by in-Line Threading on Google Chat Spaces

You will never miss your important chats in space with new feature in-line threading.   In the digital era, when information and technology keep moving forward and faster than before, people want effective communication tools to catch up on the latest topics and interact with each other suddenly. Google realizes the trend, and continues to develop useful functions and features for smoother communication.   As everyone knows, Google Chat and Spaces is a convenient and secure communication tool with easy access to make people stay connected. It’s an appropriate tool for teams to share ideas, knowledge, discuss topics, share files, and manage tasks within the same location. Recently, Google just launched a new feature; in-line threading in chat space improving

09 Nov
Smart Chips in Google Sheets is Available Now!

  You can use smart chips to insert files, people or calendar events in Google Sheets.   Last year, Google just launched Smart Canvas, a collection of collaborative tools bringing the contents and team connections for better experience to new trend working style. It enhances the effectiveness of teams’ communication and collaboration experience leading to more creativity and productivity.   Until now, many functions and features have been created to link between people and applications along with Smart Canvas. We believe that Google Workspace users know and get familiar with smart chips; one of the most useful collaborative tools in the form of the interactive hyperlinks chips available on Google Docs maximizing teams’ collaboration. It starts as the simple way

27 Oct
Start to join Google Meet from Google Docs, Sheets or Slides

A quick video call from Meet via your documents is available now.   Google Meet is one of the most powerful communication tools nowadays. It has continually developed advanced new features including picture-in-picture effect, multi-pinning, polling, Q&A and also tools integration. No matter working at different times or locations, users can stay in touch with each other seamlessly.   If you are the one using Google Meet almost everyday. Whenever you review documents, and find out some points or topics to discuss with the team, have you ever wanted to start a quick video call from Meet on your documents right away? Would it be better if it doesn’t have to switch to Google Meet new tab, and shift back