February 23rd, 2012 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Docs, Uncategorized
The new presentations editor that was launched in October ‘11 is now the default editor for new presentations.We’ve also added discussions to the editor just like in Docs. You can: Comment on a shape or an entire slide to give context to your discu…
February 23rd, 2012 | by Google Apps Team | published in Google Apps, Google Docs
The Google Docs app for Android has now been updated with the following new features:- Edit your docs on your mobile device: Edit your docs just like on the desktop, see updates in real time as others type on their computers, tablets and phones, and yo…
February 22nd, 2012 | by Google Students | published in Google Student Blog, Uncategorized
Google has launched indoor maps, a new Google Maps for mobile feature that shows detailed building floor plans where available. You can use indoor maps to help new and returning students locate their classrooms and administrative offices, or navigate w…
February 22nd, 2012 | by Nadja Blagojevic | published in Google Translate
Today, we are adding Esperanto to Google Translate, making it our 64th supported language.Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof started his quest for an easy-to-learn language shared by all people in the 1870s and first published the ideas in 1887 with his book Unu…
February 22nd, 2012 | by aidanchopra | published in Google SketchUp, Uncategorized
Allied Works is an interdisciplinary architecture and design practice that operates from offices in New York City and Portland, Oregon. Founded by Brad Cloepfil in 1994, the practice has been defined by a deep concern for the landscape, human experienc…
February 22nd, 2012 | by Scott Knaster | published in Google Code
By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog Editor
The official Google Code Blog – this very blog – was born on St. Patrick’s Day 2005, when Open Source Program Manager Chris DiBona posted to announce the launch of code.google.com. Last week we published our 1,000th post. Now, we’re ready to move on to a shiny new home: Google Developers Blog.
We’re doing this because starting today, we’re using the name Google Developers (and a new look) to unify our developer programs. For more info on why we decided to do this, please read our first post on the new blog. And then we’d really appreciate it if you returned to read future posts there too. You might also be interested in the Google Open Source Blog, where we write about our various open source initiatives.
So that’s it from here. Last one out, please turn off the lights. We’ll see you in the new place!
February 22nd, 2012 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
As I was sitting on the ferry commuting to Google’s Sydney office this morning, two thoughts occurred to me. First, Australia is beautiful. If you’ve never been here, you really should visit. And second, it’s amazing how productive I can be with just my Android phone and an Internet connection. I was responding to email, reading news articles, and editing documents–just like I do at the office. Only the view was better!
We want to give everyone the chance to be productive no matter where they are, so today we’re releasing a new update to the Google Docs app for Android. We’ve brought the collaborative experience from Google Docs on the desktop to your Android device. You’ll see updates in real time as others type on their computers, tablets and phones, and you can just tap the document to join in.
We also updated the interface to make it easier to work with your documents on the go. For example, you can pinch to zoom and focus on a specific paragraph or see the whole document at a glance. We also added rich text formatting so you can do things like create a quick bullet list, add color to your documents, or just bold something important. Watch the new Google Docs app in action:
If you want to hear about the latest Docs news or send us feedback on the new app, visit Google Docs on Google+.
Gotta run–I’ve got another ferry to catch!
Posted by: By Vadim Gerasimov, Software Engineer
February 22nd, 2012 | by Alex | published in Google Mobile
As I was sitting on the ferry commuting to Google’s Sydney office this morning, two thoughts occurred to me. First, Australia is beautiful. If you’ve never been here, you really should visit. And second, it’s amazing how productive I can be with just my Android phone and an Internet connection. I was responding to email, reading news articles, and editing documents—just like I do at the office. Only the view was better!
We want to give everyone the chance to be productive no matter where they are, so today we’re releasing a new update to the Google Docs app for Android. We’ve brought the collaborative experience from Google Docs on the desktop to your Android device. You’ll see updates in real time as others type on their computers, tablets and phones, and you can just tap the document to join in.
We also updated the interface to make it easier to work with your documents on the go. For example, you can pinch to zoom and focus on a specific paragraph or see the whole document at a glance. We also added rich text formatting so you can do things like create a quick bullet list, add color to your documents, or just bold something important. Watch the new Google Docs app in action:
If you want to hear about the latest Docs news or send us feedback on the new app, visit Google Docs on Google+.
Gotta run—I’ve got another ferry to catch!
Posted by: By Vadim Gerasimov, Software Engineer
February 22nd, 2012 | by Inside AdWords crew | published in Google Adwords, Uncategorized
We’ve added My Client Center support, so you can now run Automated Rules across multiple client accounts, to help you manage many accounts more quickly, easily and efficiently. To get started, simply click the “Automate” drop-down menu on the Per…
February 22nd, 2012 | by Lauren Kolodny | published in Google Apps, Google Docs, Google Enterprise
Posted by Vadim Gerasimov, Software Engineer(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog, the Google Docs Blog, and the Google Mobile Blog.)As I was sitting on the ferry commuting to Google’s Sydney office this morning, two thoughts occurred to me. Fi…
February 22nd, 2012 | by Google Docs | published in Google Docs
Back in October, we released a preview of a brand new version of Google presentations, designed to make it easier to share ideas with others. We’ve been busy polishing the app based on your feedback and today we’re excited to enable the new editor for all new presentations.
We’re also introducing a number of performance improvements and making it easier for you to collaborate by bringing the discussion feature you’ve used in documents to presentations.
With discussions in presentations, you’ll be able to: Comment on a shape or an entire slide to give context to your discussion. Send an email notification by adding someone to a comment.
Resolve comments to let collaborators know that they’ve been addressed, and to reduce clutter in your presentation. Plus, to make it easy to get feedback without giving up control of who can make changes, you can now give others the ability to comment on (but not edit) your presentation.
If you’d like to convert existing presentations to the new version of the editor, create a new presentation and import your slides by selecting Import slides from the File menu. To learn more about how to import your old presentations, check out these instructions.
With discussions and real time collaboration, we hope you’ll love working together in Google presentations. We’re rolling out these changes slowly over the next several hours. If you’d like to give us your feedback live, we’ll be hosting a Hangout tomorrow at 2:30 EST to talk about the latest updates to presentations. Stop by our Google+ page to find out how to participate.
Posted by: Michael Thomas, Software Engineer
February 22nd, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Blog, Uncategorized
As I was sitting on the ferry commuting to Google’s Sydney office this morning, two thoughts occurred to me. First, Australia is beautiful. If you’ve never been here, you really should visit. And second, it’s amazing how productive I can be with …
February 22nd, 2012 | by Lauren Kolodny | published in Google Apps, Google Docs, Google Enterprise
Posted by Michael Thomas, Software Engineer(Cross-posted from the Google Docs Blog.)Back in October, we released a preview of a brand new version of Google presentations, designed to make it easier to share ideas with others. We’ve been busy polishing …
February 22nd, 2012 | by Stephanie Taylor | published in Google Open Source, Uncategorized
We are thrilled to announce the open source release of Cauliflower Vest, a solution that we’ve developed to automate enabling FileVault 2 and escrowing recovery tokens.FileVault 2 is a major, welcome addition to Mac OS X starting with Lion, as full d…
February 22nd, 2012 | by Katie Wasilenko | published in Google Adwords, Uncategorized
For the past three years the AdWords Help Forum has been a place where advertisers from all walks of life could come together and exchange ideas, advice and stories with other AdWords advertisers. It’s really awe-inspiring to see people helping people …