Scheduled Release track features update 8/2/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
Gmail:
- Inbox Styles
- Multiple calls using ‘Call phone’ feature

Calendar:
- New interface option for Calendar users. This will roll out over the next day or so.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on August 9th:
- No new features

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
Inbox Styles: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-pick-your-favorite-inbox-style.html
Multiple calls: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/make-multiple-calls-in-gmail.html
New Calendar interface: http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Calling from Gmail: Now available in 38 languages

The ‘Call phone’ feature in Gmail is now available in 38 languages. This was previously only available to users in the U.S.

You can now buy calling credit in your choice of four currencies (Euros, British pounds, Canadian dollars or U.S. dollars). To help reduce the cost of staying connected, we’re also lowering our calling rates to over 150 destinations around the world. For example, it’s now only $0.10 (or €0.08) per minute to call mobile phones in the U.K., France or Germany (landlines are $0.02/min), $0.15/minute to call mobile phones in Mexico and $0.02/min to call any phone number in China and India. The complete list is available on our rates page.

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
- Google Apps administrators must have the Google Voice and Google Checkout services enabled in the administrator control panel in order to be able to use this feature.
- Google Apps users need to have the voice and video plugin installed.
- Users will then see the ‘Call phone’ option in Gmail chat. This feature is rolling out gradually over the next few days.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/calling-from-gmail-now-in-38-languages.html
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=188269

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

New look on the way for Google and Google Apps. Find out more at http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

Scheduled Release track features update 7/27/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
- No new features

The following features are intended for release to these domains on August 2nd:
Gmail:
- Inbox Styles
- Multiple calls using ‘Call phone’ feature

Calendar:
- New interface option for Calendar users

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
Inbox Styles: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-pick-your-favorite-inbox-style.html
Multiple calls: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/make-multiple-calls-in-gmail.html
New Calendar interface: http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

HTML signatures support in Email Settings API

The Google Apps Email Settings API lets you set the default signature for users in your apps domain. The API now supports HTML-encoded strings in the Email Signature field as well.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://code.google.com/googleapps/domain/email_settings/developers_guide_protocol.html#GA_email_signature_main

New look on the way for Google and Google Apps. Find out more at http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

Email security for Google Apps: Objectionable Content and Content Compliance features now available

Objectionable Content and Content Compliance email security settings are now available directly in the Google Apps Control Panel. These new settings will allow admins to filter messages based on word lists or predefined sets of words, phrases, text patterns, or numerical patterns.

With Objectionable Content policies, you choose whether messages containing certain words (obscenities, for example) are rejected or delivered, and you have the option to notify others when the filter is triggered.

Content Compliance policies (or settings) are email filters based on predefined sets of words, phrases, text patterns, or numerical patterns. Content Compliance filters scan messages for content that matches one or more of the rules that you set within the policy. You can choose whether these messages are rejected or delivered, and you also have the option to notify others when filters are triggered.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Admin Control Panel (Next Generation and Current version)

How to access what's new:
Objectionable Content policies:
1. Administrators can log into the Control Panel.
2. Follow the instructions in Add Email Settings to an Organization.
3. In the Add Setting dialog box, click ‘Objectionable Content’ in the left navigation menu.
4. Edit each of the following sections: Messages to Affect, Conditions, and Consequences.
5. When you are finished making changes, click ‘Add Setting’ to close the dialog box.
Any settings you add will be highlighted on the Settings page.
6. Click ‘Save changes’ at the bottom of the Email Settings page

Content Compliance policies:
1. Administrators can log into the Control Panel.
2. Follow the instructions in Add Email Settings to an Organization.
3. In the Add Setting dialog box, click ‘Content Compliance’ in the left navigation menu.
4. Edit each of the following sections: Messages to Affect, Conditions, and Consequences.
5. When you are finished making changes, click ‘Add Setting’ to close the dialog box. Note: Any settings you add will be highlighted on the Settings page.
6. Click ‘Save changes’ at the bottom of the Settings page.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-email-security-settings-for-google.html
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1346936
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1346934

New look on the way for Google and Google Apps. Find out more at http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

Improvements to Google Spreadsheets: PPTX import and shortcuts menu

Users can now convert PPTX files to Google presentations by either uploading the file from your desktop or converting the file from your documents list. Just follow the same simple steps as you normally would when converting files to Google Docs formats.

We have added a shortcuts menu to spreadsheets to make them easier to find. Hit Ctrl+/ (or Cmd+/ on a Mac) to pull up the list of shortcuts and learn new ways to speed up your workflow.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/07/this-week-in-docs-and-sites.html

New look on the way for Google and Google Apps. Find out more at http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

Make multiple calls in Gmail

Users with the ‘Call phone’ functionality in Gmail can make or receive multiple calls. Up to now this was limited to one call at a time.

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English Only

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/make-multiple-calls-in-gmail.html

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

New look on the way for Google and Google Apps. Find out more at http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

Improved sharing and more with Google Docs for Mobile

We recently updated the look of Google Docs for mobile browsers and added the ability to sort, narrow, and share multiple docs in your mobile docs list.

Release track:
Rapid & Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages support by Google Docs for Mobile

How to access what's new:
- Go to docs.google.com from your supported device’s browser.
- Press ‘Sort’ to organize the list of docs visible in the mobile browser, or press ‘Narrow by’ to specify the subset of docs you’d like to see.
- To share from your mobile docs list, select one or more documents, press the Share button, and select ‘Share’, ‘Get the link to share’ for public or unlisted docs, or ‘Email as attachment’.

For more information:
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/07/share-your-docs-on-go-with-improved.html

New look on the way for Google and Google Apps. Find out more at http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

Scheduled Release track features update 7/19/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
Gmail:
- People widget
- Phishing protection

Google Calendar:
- Improved event printing which will roll out over the next few days.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on July 26:
- No new features

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/introducing-people-widget.html
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/protect-yourself-from-scams-by-knowing.html

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Want to keep tabs on that email you sent? Read Receipts now available

Read Receipts are now available in Gmail for Google Apps users only, and can be enabled by the domain administrator. Read receipts allow senders to monitor the status of the messages they send and allow recipients to acknowledge receipt of mail.

Administrators can choose whether users need to manually approve receipts or whether receipts can be sent automatically. Automatic receipts can only be sent to users within the same domain and to a list of email addresses defined by the administrator.

Release track:
Rapid & Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business and Government

Languages included:
Control Panel: US English Only (Next Generation)
Gmail: All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
- In the Administrator Control Panel, go to ‘Settings’ and then ‘Email’ to see the new feature in the section ‘Email Read Receipts’.
- Here Admins can specify which senders their users can return receipts to. The default is ‘Do not allow email receipts to be sent’, which disables both requesting and returning read receipts. For a full description of the possible options, please see the Help Center.

Note: Please do not rely on read receipts for certifying mail delivery. Although read receipts generally work across email systems, you may sometimes get a receipt for an unread message or not get a receipt even though the recipient has read the message.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/07/keep-tabs-on-your-email-with-read.html
Help Center: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=1383374

Google Apps Directory Sync update

We’ve released some improvements to Google Apps Directory Sync.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Download

For more information:
Release notes

Create groups on secondary domains

You can now create groups on secondary domains.

Release track:
Rapid & Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
In the Administrator Control Panel, go to ‘Groups,’ select ‘Create a new group,’ and choose the desired domain name from the dropdown menu under ‘Group email address.’

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=33343&topic=25840

Scheduled Release track features update 7/13/11

The following features are intended for release to these domains on July 19:

Gmail:
- People widget
- Phishing protection

Google Calendar:
- New interface option for Calendar
- Improved event printing

Google Spreadsheets:
- Counting unique values for Pivot Tables

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/introducing-people-widget.html
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/protect-yourself-from-scams-by-knowing.html
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Preview ZIP and RAR files from your Gmail inbox

You can now preview ZIP and RAR archives without downloading them. When you receive one of these types of archives, you’ll be able to browse through the files contained in the archive, preview supported files in Google Docs, and download selected items. This feature is also available on Google Docs for mobile.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
To preview any ZIP or RAR file in Gmail, click the ‘View’ button in the attachments area of the conversation. From here you can choose to download the file, preview in Google Docs, or print supported PDFs.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/07/zip-and-rar-support-now-available-in.html

New version of Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes now available

Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes R3.1.2 is now available for download.

- Improved calendar coexistence during pilots/migrations.
- Ability to override out of office agent checks. Useful when migrating calendars/contact only.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Download the newest version of Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes

For more information:
https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=161642

More options for your inbox

We are releasing several new inbox styles to help you manage your mail. You can now choose from the following:

- Classic - the default inbox style with messages ordered chronologically
- Priority Inbox - important and unread messages appear at the top, then starred messages, then everything else
- Important first - important mail at the top of the page, everything else below
- Unread first - unread mail at the top of the page, everything else below
- Starred first - starred messages at the top, everything else below

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
Once this feature becomes available for your account, you can choose the style you prefer from the tabs at the top of your inbox. These tabs will disappear after a week, but you can always change your preference from the drop down menu next to the ‘Inbox’ label.

This feature will be rolled out to users over the next few weeks.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-pick-your-favorite-inbox-style.html

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

New interface available for Gmail and Google Calendar

Improvements to the interface for Gmail and Google Calendar are now available to preview via an Opt-In setting. These changes will be rolled out in full later this year, but you can test our sleeker look immediately.

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Education, and Government

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail and Google Calendar

How to access what's new:
To enable the new look in Gmail, click on the gears icon and choose ‘Mail settings.’ On the Settings page click on the ‘Themes’ tab and select the ‘Preview’ or ‘Preview (Dense)’ theme.

To enable the new look in Google Calendar, click on the gears icon and then choose ‘Try the new look.’

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Protect your account with new security features in Gmail

We’ve released two security enhancements to Gmail that help protect you from phishing attempts.

- Going forward, email address will be visible next to the display name for senders that aren’t in your Contacts list.
- We now scan messages and alert you if the sender may have spoofed a Gmail address.

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/protect-yourself-from-scams-by-knowing.html

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Updated version of Google Apps Directory Sync

A new version of the Google Apps Directory Sync tool is now available for download. This release includes the following enhancements:

- Performance improvements: overall sync is between 7x - 14x faster
- ‘Suppressed Domain’ feature for User Profiles
- Multiple LDAP attributes support for ‘givenName’ and ‘familyName’ attributes
- Throttling of requests for ‘serverbusy’ errors in Profile and Contact sync
- Suspend limit provision for UserSync
- Option to flush out cache from config-manager UI

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Education, and Government

How to access what's new:
Download here

For more information:
Release notes

Scheduled Release track features update 6/28/11

Scheduled Release track features update 6/28/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
- No new features

The following features are intended for release to these domains on July 5:
- Limits warnings in Spreadsheets. Warnings will be shown when a user approaches the spreadsheet limits.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
https://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?&answer=37603

New version of Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® available

We have made some performance improvements to Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook®

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Existing installs will be updated automatically.

For more information:
Please see our release notes

Deprecating support for Blackberry Enterprise Server 4.1.17

Starting July 2, 2011, RIM will be deprecating support for BES 4.1.6 and 4.1.7. Google Apps will stop supporting these BES versions starting July 2, 2011. Google Apps Connector for BES 3.x will still be supported for BES 5.x. We strongly urge customers to upgrade to BES version 5.x and version 3.x of the Connector. You can download latest version of the Google Apps Connector from https://tools.google.com/dlpage/appsconnector

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Temporary removal of AIM functionality in Google Chat

We are temporarily suspending AIM functionality for our Chat product while we wait for needed system updates on the part of of AIM's creator, AOL. During this period, you won't be able to invite your AIM buddies to join your Chat list, nor will you be able to chat with the AIM buddies that you had on your Chat list. We apologize for any inconveniences caused by the temporary suspension of this feature.

We are in direct communication with AOL and they have informed as that they are actively working on these needed updates. Once AOL has finished updating their system, we will reinstate AIM functionality for our Chat product. We appreciate your patience in the interim.

Release track:
Rapid & Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

*Please note the list of products currently included on the Rapid and Scheduled Release tracks here.

Google Apps for Education mailbox sizes are growing

We’re increasing Gmail storage for our Google Apps for Education users from 7 GB to 25 GB.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
Starting next week, new schools that migrate to Google Apps for Education will receive 25 GB mailboxes. Existing accounts will see their storage size increase over the next few weeks.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/06/bigger-mail-on-campus.html

Embed your Google Docs videos

You can now embed your Google Docs videos in Google Sites.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Sites

How to access what's new:
In a site, go to ‘Edit page,’ click on ‘Insert,’ scroll down to ‘Video,' and select ‘Docs video.' Choose a video stored in your Google Docs account from the pop up dialog.

For more information:
Read more about embedding content in Sites in our help center.

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Scheduled Release track features update 6/21/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
Google Calendar:
- Appointment slots
- Calendar meetings length
- Improvements to printing

Google Sites:
- Recover and restore deleted sites within a 30-day grace period.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on June 28:
- No new features planned

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/introducing-appointment-slots-in-google.html
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/06/this-week-in-docs-and-sites-ignore-all.html

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Easily open your Google Docs hosted Microsoft Office files with Cloud Connect

You can now open Office files stored in Google Docs directly from Microsoft Office. After downloading the file with Google Cloud Connect, you can sync changes to the file stored in Docs and collaborate with others.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Cloud Connect

How to access what's new:
Go to the Cloud Connect menu in Microsoft Office and click ‘Open from Google Docs’. All documents that can be opened with the application you’re running will appear in a pop-up dialog.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/06/open-files-more-easily-in-google-cloud.html

Search all your email on iOS devices

You can now search all messages in your Gmail account with the addition of server search for Google Sync enabled iOS devices.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
To search messages that are not synced locally, open the Mail app on an iOS device, select a Google Sync configured Gmail account, and search your mail. When the ‘Continue Search on Server’ prompt appears, click it to complete your search.

For more information:
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/06/three-new-updates-to-google-sync-for.html

Learn more about Google Sync for iOS on our help center.

Now easier to rename a user

We’ve made it easier to rename users in the Administrator Control Panel by adding the ability to rename from the user information page.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
Go to ‘Organizations and users’, select the user’s name to open the user information page, and click the ‘Rename user’ link next to their name.

For more information:
Please see our help center.

Scheduled Release track features update 6/14/11

Scheduled Release track features update 6/14/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
Gmail:
- Advanced IMAP controls lab graduating
- Nested labels lab graduating
- Superstars lab graduating

The following features are intended for release to these domains on June 21:
Google Calendar:
- Appointment slots
- Calendar meetings length
- Improvements to printing

Google Sites:
- Recover and restore deleted sites within a 30-day grace period.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/introducing-appointment-slots-in-google.html
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/06/this-week-in-docs-and-sites-ignore-all.html

Copy-and-paste images with Gmail

You can now paste images directly from your clipboard into Gmail messages. This is currently limited to Google Chrome users.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
Copy an image onto your clipboard from another site or email and paste directly into the body of your message.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/pasting-images-into-messages-just-got.html

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Admins can now transfer Google Documents from one user to another

Administrators can now transfer all documents owned by one user to another via the Administrator Control Panel. Reassigning ownership can be useful when a user is leaving your organization. This was previously only possible via the Google Documents List API.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English Only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
To transfer documents, click the ‘Advanced tools’ tab in the Administrator Control Panel, scroll down to the ‘Document ownership transfer' section and put the user name of the current owner in the ‘From’ field and the user name of the new owner in the ‘To’ field. Click ‘Transfer documents’ to complete the transfer.

Note: Transfers can be very large. You may want to check with the new document owner to make sure they have enough space in their Docs account. You can check storage used by clicking the ‘Upload’ button from the user’s Docs List.

For more information:
Please visit our help center.

Improvements to discussions in Google Docs

We’ve released the following enhancements to discussions in Google Docs:

- A discussion pane that shows the selected text for each comment thread
- Statistics to summarize the 7-day activity of your doc
- Discussion threads that automatically collapse at longer lengths
- Email notifications with the selected text and most recent comment at top for better readability

Release track:
Rapid and Scheduled Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
To view your document’s statistics, click the ‘Discussions’ button then select the ‘Documents stats’ link.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/06/few-improvements-to-discussions-in.html

*Please note the list of products currently included on the Rapid and Scheduled Release tracks here.

Now easier to recover a deleted site in Google Sites

Google Apps administrators can now restore deleted sites without needing to remember the site’s URL. Administrators can also choose to delete sites permanently before the 30-day grace period has passed.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Sites

How to access what's new:
To recover sites, scroll to the ‘Deleted sites’ section under ‘My sites’ and either restore or permanently remove sites deleted within the last 30 days

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/06/this-week-in-docs-and-sites-ignore-all.html

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Scheduled Release track features update 6/7/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
Google Sites:
- Chrome Frame support
- Improved Dialog UI when inserting Docs, images etc.
- Apps Scripts in Sites can be published to anonymous users
- More webfonts in Sites

The following features are intended for release to these domains on June 14:
Gmail:
- Advanced IMAP controls lab graduating
- Nested labels lab graduating
- Superstars lab graduating

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/3-labs-graduations-1-retirement.html

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Manage your availability with appointment slots in Google Calendar

You can now manage your online availability with Google Calendar. Once you’ve set up blocks of time you’d like to offer as appointment slots or office hours, coworkers and clients can sign up via your personal appointments sign up page.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Calendar

How to access what's new:
- Set up appointment slots by clicking on your calendar and selecting ‘Appointment Slots’ from the event pop-up window. This feature is being rolled out to all users over the next week.
- Your appointments sign-up page URL is accessible via the ‘Edit details’ link.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/introducing-appointment-slots-in-google.html

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with 'Enable scheduled releases' checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Updated version of Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes tool

A new version of the Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes tool is now available for download. This includes the following enhancements:

- Configurable password length for user provisioning.
- Site creation now checks Domino directory for feeders with the same name to prevent multiple instances of the tool from using the same feeders.
- Loading groups and resources prior to migration now send detailed events to the administration log.
- Web authorization page now sends detailed events to the administration log.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Download page

For more information:
Release notes

Calendar meetings length and print changes

You can now change your default meeting length in Google Calendar away from the 30 minute standard. This allows you to avoid clicking into the Event Details page to create your most common event lengths. We’ve also released improvements to our print options that allow you to select the time range you would like to print.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Calendar

How to access what's new:
- To set up your default meeting time, go to your Calendar settings page and scroll down to the ‘Default Meeting Length’ section. Choose your desired length from the drop down.
- Select specific date ranges for print outs of your Calendar from the print dialog screen.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/change-google-calendars-default-meeting.htm

Admin Audit API now available for Google Apps Administrators

A Google Apps Admin Audit API is now available. With this API administrators can survey the activities of all of the account's administrators in the control panel. The API gives details about changes to a key subset of their Google Apps services and features settings including settings for Calendar, Chat, their delegated administrators, Docs, domain configuration, Gmail, Groups, mobile settings, organization hierarchy, Sites, and user settings. In addition to the setting changes, the API returns specifics about the change activity itself, including the IP address used by the administrator.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business and Education

For more information:
http://code.google.com/googleapps/domain/audit_admin/overview.html

Scheduled Release track features update 6/1/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
Gmail:
Importance markers and ‘Important’ label. This introduces the same important markers as with Priority Inbox but without having to enable the full Priority Inbox functionality.

Google Docs:
Pivot tables

The following features are intended for release to these domains on June 7:
Google Sites:
- Chrome Frame support
- Improved Dialog UI when inserting Docs, images etc.
- Apps Scripts in Sites can be published to anonymous users
- More webfonts in Sites

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/04/google-sites-brings-you-over-100-new.html

Labs graduations

We’ve graduated three of our most popular labs. Superstars allow you to use different stars to mark and organize messages, Nested Labels allow you to organize labels hierarchically, and Advanced IMAP controls allow users who access their mail via an IMAP client to only sync selected labels or to limit folder size. We’ve also retired the Google Search box lab, as users can now search by clicking ‘Search the Web’ next to the search bar at the top of the Gmail page.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
- To set up Superstars, go to your Gmail settings page and scroll down to the ‘Stars’ section of the ‘General’ tab. Rotate through the options you’ve set up while starring a message by clicking on the star.
- To set up Nested Labels, click on the button next to an existing label in your left hand panel and scroll down to ‘Add sublabel.’
- To edit Advanced IMAP Controls, go to your Gmail settings page and click to the ‘Forwarding and POP/IMAP’ tab.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/3-labs-graduations-1-retirement.html

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

People widget in Gmail

A new social widget is now available to Gmail users. This widget displays contextual information about the people in your conversation drawn from shared emails, buzz posts, documents, and calendar events. The people widget also makes it easy to start a group chat or schedule a meeting with the people you’re emailing.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
The widget will appear on the right hand side of your screen when viewing an email conversation. This feature is being rolled out to all users over the next week.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/introducing-people-widget.html

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Scheduled Release track features update 5/25/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
Google Calendar:
Color-coded events

The following features are intended for release to these domains on May 31:
Gmail:
Importance markers and ‘Important’ label. This introduces the same important markers as with Priority Inbox but without having to enable the full Priority Inbox functionality.

Google Docs:
Pivot tables

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/05/summarize-your-data-with-pivot-tables.html
Importance markers: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=186535

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Changes and improvements to AIM interoperability

Chatting with AIM buddies is now possible without an AOL screen name. You can add AIM users to your chat contacts from Gmail, iGoogle, Orkut, and Google Talk. AIM users can add Google chat contacts from their chat clients.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
Add your AIM contacts to your chat list.

Note: You will no longer be able to sign into your AIM account from Gmail. You can transfer your contacts manually or use AOL’s mass import tool.

Updated version of Google Apps Directory Sync tool available

A new version of the Google Apps Directory Sync tool is now available for download. This includes some improvements to OAuth authentication.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Download page

For more information:
Release notes

Scheduled Release track features update 5/17/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
Google Docs:
A link providing users the ability to upgrade documents that were created using the old editor, to the latest version of the editor. Users can preview the conversion first.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on May 24:
Google Calendar:
Color-coded events

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
Google Docs: http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=176442
Color-coded events: http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1248865

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Google Tasks API now available

We recently released a new API for Google Tasks. This API allows developers to add task query and modification capabilities to their applications.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Activate the Tasks API for your project via the API Console. Client libraries are available for various programming languages.

For more information:
http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2011/05/getting-organized-with-tasks-api.html

Pivot Tables for Google Spreadsheets

You can now analyze data in Google Spreadsheets using pivot tables. Pivot tables allow you to quickly summarize data from different viewpoints.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Spreadsheets

How to access what's new:
Create a pivot table by selecting the data you want to analyze and then choosing ‘Pivot Table Report’ from the ‘Data’ drop down menu. The fields you set in the report editor for rows, columns, and values can be dragged around the editor. You can also summarize data in the values section using built in formulas.

Note: Spreadsheets does not currently support pivot tables imported from Microsoft Excel

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/05/pivot-tables-now-in-google-spreadsheets.html

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Google Apps Administrators: Customize admin privileges and share management tasks

Google Apps Administrators now have the ability to delegate admin rights to users and customize what tasks these delegated admins are allowed to perform in the control panel.

This feature allows the primary administrators or “Super Admins” to share some management tasks such as password reset and user creation, but not the ability to delete users or disable an entire service such as Gmail for example. This control also gives Super Admins the ability to restrict delegated admins from seeing certain tabs in the control panel such as ‘Advanced Tools’ or ‘Support’.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business and Education

Languages included:
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English (US), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - PT, Portuguese - BR, Russian, Spanish, Czech, Indonesian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Ukranian.

How to access what's new:
1. Log in to the Google Apps administrator control panel.
2. Under “Organization and Users,” find and click on the user account to which you wish to grant privileges.
3. Click the “Privileges” tab.
4. To make the user a Super Admin select the check box labeled “This user has full administrative rights within this Control Panel.” To restrict the user's access to selected functions the Control Panel, select the check boxes next to the tabs you want the user to access.
5. Select the specific actions the user is allowed to perform under each tab.
6. Click “Save changes” and “OK” to confirm that you want to grant administrator access to the user.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/05/customizable-approach-to-administrative.html
Help Center: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=33325

Google Apps Administrators: Customize admin privileges and share management tasks

Google Apps Administrators now have the ability to delegate admin rights to users and customize what tasks these delegated admins are allowed to perform in the control panel.

This feature allows the primary administrators or “Super Admins” to share some management tasks such as password reset and user creation, but not the ability to delete users or disable an entire service such as Gmail for example. This control also gives Super Admins the ability to restrict delegated admins from seeing certain tabs in the control panel such as ‘Advanced Tools’ or ‘Support’.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business and Education

Languages included:
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English (US), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - PT, Portuguese - BR, Russian, Spanish, Czech, Indonesian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Ukranian.

How to access what's new:
1. Log in to the Google Apps administrator control panel.
2. Under “Organization and Users,” find and click on the user account to which you wish to grant privileges.
3. Click the “Privileges” tab.
4. To make the user a Super Admin select the check box labeled “This user has full administrative rights within this Control Panel.” To restrict the user's access to selected functions the Control Panel, select the check boxes next to the tabs you want the user to access.
5. Select the specific actions the user is allowed to perform under each tab.
6. Click “Save changes” and “OK” to confirm that you want to grant administrator access to the user.

Scheduled Release track features update 5/10/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
Google Docs List:
- Folder uploads that maintain the folder structure
- An upload page that’s integrated into the Docs List
- Settings that remember your conversion and OCR preferences
- The ability to drag-and-drop files to the Docs List for upload

Google Spreadsheets:
- Image upload: Upload images from your computer, the web, or your Picasa Web Albums into Google Spreadsheets.
- Small changes to the Menu options

Google Sites:
New Web Fonts to customize an entire site

The following features are intended for release to these domains on May 17:
Google Docs:
A link providing users the ability to upgrade documents that were created using the old editor, to the latest version of the editor. Users can preview the conversion first.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=176442

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Color code your events in Google Calendar

You can now categorize your events using colors.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Calendar

How to access what's new:
Click on an event and click the colored square in the top left corner of the pop-up bubble. Only you and people with edit access to your Calendar will see this color coding.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/color-code-your-google-calendar-events.html

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more.

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Updated version of Google Apps Connector for Blackberry Enterprise Server

Posted: 10 May 2011 08:38 AM PDT

Version 3.2.25 of the Google Apps Connector for Blackberry Enterprise Server is now available for download with the following:

This version adds a feature that supports Gmail’s "Send As" functionality on BlackBerry devices running through the Google Apps Connector. Users can now specify a “Send As” username just as in Gmail on the web.

To enable this feature, download the newest version, and add a DWORD Key "SendAsEnabled" with a value of 1 in HKCU\Software\Google\Google Apps Sync\EmailSync.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Download page

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=159400

Note: Support for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1.7 MR 3 will end by July 2. If you are using Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, we recommend that you plan to upgrade to 5.0.2 soon.

Need more contacts in Gmail? Contacts limit now increased to 25,000

You can now store up to 25,000 contacts in Gmail. Additionally, we’ve increased the size limit for an individual entry from 32KB to 128KB.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
These new limits are now in place for all users.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/store-up-to-25000-contacts.html

Google Calendar Sync now supports 64-bit Outlook 2010

You can now sync your Calendar to 64-bit Outlook 2010 using the Google Calendar Sync tool.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English Only

How to access what's new:
Install the tool and set your sync option and frequency. Existing users will need to download and install the new version in order to be able to sync with 64-bit Outlook.

Note: Google Apps for Business, Government, and Education users can also sync their Calendars and Email using Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook. Read more on our help center.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/google-calendar-sync-upgrades-outlook.html

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Scheduled Release track features update 5/3/11

Posted: 03 May 2011 06:23 PM PDT

The following features are now available to these domains:
Gmail:
- Background images in Themes
- Longer label names

The following features are intended for release to these domains on May 10:
Google Docs List:
- Folder uploads that maintain the folder structure
- An upload page that’s integrated into the Docs List
- Settings that remember your conversion and OCR preferences
- The ability to drag-and-drop files to the Docs List for upload

Google Spreadsheets:
- Image upload: Upload images from your computer, the web, or your Picasa Web Albums into Google Spreadsheets
- Small changes to the Menu options

Google Sites:
New Web Fonts to customize an entire site.

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/04/simpler-file-upload-in-google-docs.html
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/04/upload-images-in-google-spreadsheets.html
http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2011/04/some-small-changes-to-menu-options-in.html
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/04/google-sites-brings-you-over-100-new.html

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

New features in Google Sync for mobile devices now available

The following new features are now available with Google Sync for mobile devices:

- Service On-Off integration: Admins can now turn Google Sync on/off for organizational units in the administrator control panel.
- Send-Mail-As: iOS devices can now respect the ‘custom from’ feature set in Gmail settings

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
In the Administrator Control Panel, go to “Organization & users” then “Services” and select the specific organizational units you want to enable or disable Google Sync, and select the appropriate on or off setting for that group.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=135937
http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138740

Updated version of Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook®

Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook® v2.1 is now available with the following new features:
- Support for OAuth
- Support for signing in using Single Sign On systems
- A new command line flag to disable calendar fanouts which is useful when performing test migrations

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only

How to access what's new:
Existing installs will auto-update
Download page

Image upload now available in Google Spreadsheets

You can now upload images from your computer, the web, or your Picasa Web Albums into Google Spreadsheets.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Spreadsheets

How to access what's new:
Select ‘Image’ from the ‘Insert’ menu in any Spreadsheet.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/04/upload-images-in-google-spreadsheets.html

Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more.

Upload entire folders and more in Google Docs

We’ve released the following improvements to Google Docs file uploads:

- Folder uploads that maintain the folder structure
- An upload page that’s integrated into the Docs List
- Settings that remember your conversion and OCR preferences
- The ability to drag-and-drop files to the Docs List for upload

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
- Upload files and folders via the ‘Upload’ button in the upper left hand side of the Docs List.
- The new upload window will display in the bottom right of your Docs List.
- Set upload settings the first time you upload a file or via the drop down in the upload menu or the pop-up.

Note: Folder upload and drag-and-drop upload are only available on the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. You’ll need to first install an applet if you’d like to upload a folder in Firefox or Safari. Please be aware that these new features do not support the ability to select a language when converting a document via OCR or select visibility settings before upload. You can revert to the older version of the upload page by selecting ‘Basic’ from the ‘Upload’ menu.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/04/simpler-file-upload-in-google-docs.html
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Sync Outlook Notes with new update of Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook®

In the latest version of Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook®, users can now sync Outlook Notes with their Google Docs account. This means that your notes in Outlook are synchronized with your Google Docs account in the cloud, which in turn syncs them with any other device where you open the same Outlook profile.
Things to note:
- Only top-level notes are synced
- Leave Docs as private, plain-text
- Categories aren’t synced

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Existing installs will be updated automatically.

Note: Please be aware that synchronizing notes with Google Docs is currently an early, or Beta release feature, available with Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook® version 2.3 or later.

For more information:
http://mail.google.com/support/a/google.com/bin/answer.py?answer=1254189

Scheduled Release track features update 4/26/11

The following features are now available to these domains:
Gmail:
- Ability to use ‘custom from’ feature from an unsecured connection on port 25.
- Recipient suggestions labs graduating from Gmail labs. These two features prevent you from making two common mistakes: forgetting to include someone on an email, and sending a message to the wrong person with a similar name to the person you meant to email.

Google Docs:
Pagination: Ability to see visual pages on your screen.

Google Documents list:
Some small improvements to the interface have been made such as:
- Improved dialog when deleting an item
- ‘Owned by me’ section in the navigation pane
- A Details/Column view and collapsible details pane
- Ability to show or hide the preview pane on the right side

The following features are now intended for release to these domains on April 26:
Gmail:
- Background images in Themes
- Longer label names

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Get more creative with Web Fonts in Google Sites

You can now customize your Sites with over 100 new fonts. We’ve also added the ability to change font sizes and selectively apply styling to one page or an entire site.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Sites

How to access what's new:
To change font styling for the Site, click the ‘Manage site’ option in the ‘More actions’ drop down and select ‘Color and Fonts’ in the left-hand navigation bar.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/04/google-sites-brings-you-over-100-new.html

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more.

Google Docs app for Android

You can now find and edit your documents via a native Google Docs app for Android. Its features include:

- A widget that makes it easy to create new docs and access starred items
- The ability to open documents directly from Gmail
- OCR to create documents from photos
- Document sharing with contacts on your phone

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English Only

How to access what's new:
Google Docs for Android is available for phones running Android 2.1+ and can be downloaded on Android Market.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/04/introducing-new-google-docs-app-for.html

Ability to hide nicknames from the global address list now available in the Control Panel

Google Apps administrators now have the option to hide nicknames from the global address list/autocomplete. They can choose one of the following options:

- Show all email addresses
- Hide nicknames
- Hide the primary email address if the user has a nickname

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English Only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
In the administrator control panel, select “Domain Settings”, then “User Settings” and “Contact Sharing” to access the new options.

Note:
- The setting can take up to 24 hours to propagate.
- Email addresses based on domain aliases will not be affected by this setting - they will continue to be hidden.
- Email addresses that the user already has in their contact list will not be affected by this setting - they will continue to appear in autocomplete unless that contact is manually deleted.
- This setting also controls whether nicknames will appear in Contacts search and Contacts details view.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=60218

Some small changes to Menu options in Google Spreadsheets

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:38 PM PDT

Some small changes have been made to the Menu in Google Spreadsheets including:
- New ‘Data’ option to better reflect the recently added filtering functionality
- The Form menu is now in ‘Tools’
- Other minor changes

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Spreadsheets

How to access what's new:
See the new Menu options when editing a spreadsheet.

New version of the Google Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes tool available

Google Calendar Connector for Lotus Notes R1.2.3 is now available for download:

New connection test feature: Checks the tool’s and domain configuration. Also identifies any firewalls or proxy restrictions between the Domino server and the web.
Bug Fixes: The connector tool was failing to return Notes busy time for user's where there was an apostrophe in the name.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English Only

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=181256

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Need more characters for labels? Longer labels now available in Gmail

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:02 AM PDT

You can now create labels in Gmail with up to 225 characters. Previously the old limit was 40 characters, which wasn’t enough for some people who had switched from Outlook or accessed Gmail through IMAP with complex folder structures.

If you also use the Nested Labels Lab, Gmail will now shorten the label name so as not to clutter up your interface.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
Simply create a label in Gmail as normal.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/long-label-names-in-gmail.html

More control for Administrators for Calendar Labs

Google Apps administrators can now control whether or not to allow Calendar Labs to be used within their domain.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by the Admin Control Panel (Current version)

How to access what's new:
In the Admin Control Panel, in “Settings” then “Calendar”, there is a new checkbox to enable/disable the use of Calendar Labs in Calendar.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1187241

Email Settings API: New filters added

The following new functionality has been added to the Email Settings API:

- Forward the email
- Never send it to spam
- Star it
- Send it to trash

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English Only

For more information:
http://code.google.com/googleapps/domain/email_settings/developers_guide_protocol.html#GA_email_filter_main

Customize your own inbox! Background images in Gmail Themes now available

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 08:35 PM PDT

If Gmail Themes have been allowed by a domain administrator, users can now customize their own inbox by uploading a background image.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
Select the “Themes” tab in Gmail settings and choose “Create your own theme.” Then select the background image for the main area and the footer.

Note: Administrators can enable/disable Themes for a domain using the checkbox for Themes in the administrator control panel in "Email settings."

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/custom-background-image-themes.html

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

Recipient suggestions graduating from Gmail Labs

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 08:15 PM PDT

Two Gmail Labs “Don’t forget Bob” and “Got the wrong Bob?” have now graduated from Labs and are full features in Gmail. These two features prevent you from making two common mistakes: forgetting to include someone on an email, and sending a message to the wrong person with a similar name to the person you meant to email

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
- As you type in your recipients, Gmail will automatically make suggestions based on the groups of people you email most often. When you see a suggestion to add a person you’ve forgotten, all you have to do is click on their name to add them.

- If you click on a suggestion to replace a mistakenly added recipient, the “wrong Bob” will be replaced by the right one.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/dont-forget-bob-and-got-wrong-bob.html

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

More control for Administrators for Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 08:06 PM PDT

For domains that have the new interface for the Settings section in the administrator control panel, it’s now possible for admins to control a user’s ability to install the Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office plugin.

This new interface should be out to all domains using the next generation control panel by the end of next week.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
In the administrator control panel, navigate to ‘Settings’, then ‘Docs’ and enable/disable the checkbox ‘Allow users to use Google Cloud Connect in my Organization’.

Note: This option is only for domains that have the new ‘Settings’ interface that is currently being rolled out.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1186923

Need to change a username? Ability to rename a user’s email address is now available

The ability to rename a user’s email address is now available in the administrator control panel. Editions included: Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education Languages included: US English only (Next Generation Control Panel) How to access what's new: Go to ‘Organizations and users’ > Select the check box next to a user > Click ‘Rename user’ under the ‘More actions’ dropdown Note: We advise you to read the help center documentation before performing this action For more information: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=182084 whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates

IMAP mail migration tool deprecation Posted: 13 Apr 2011 11:36 AM PDT The IMAP mail migration tool in the administrator Control Panel will no longer be accessible as of April 30th. We recommend using the Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange utility which migrates email from IMAP mail servers in addition to supporting migration from Exchange Server 2003/2007/2010, PST files, and Google Apps Editions included: Google Apps for Business, Government and Education Languages included: US English For more information: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/exchangemigration Read more about the deprecation in our help center. whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates

GAMME 2.2 Posted: 13 Apr 2011 11:37 AM PDT - Support for Exchange 2010 - Improved handling of Primary and Secondary calendars from PSTs - Several IMAP bug fixes Editions included: Google Apps for Business, Government and Education Languages included: US English How to access what's new: Download page For more information: https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=162794 whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates

Pagination in Google Docs Posted: 12 Apr 2011 07:47 PM PDT Google Docs now supports the ability to see visual pages on your screen. Additionally, Chrome users can now print directly from the browser. Release track: Rapid Release* Editions included: Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education Languages included: All languages supported by Google Docs How to access what's new: - Documents will now default to a view with page breaks - See a continuous view by selecting the ‘Compact’ option from the ‘View’ menu For more information: http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/04/pagination-comes-to-google-docs.html *Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates

New version of Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes tool now available Posted: 12 Apr 2011 07:02 PM PDT Version 3.1 of the Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes tool is now available for download with the following new features: - Resource provisioning from Domino rooms and resources. - Resource calendar migration. - New user registration methods: 'Pick users from Domino Directory' and 'Import from file'. - Live migrations view. See real time migration activity by site. - Integrated migration calculator. Determine time and bandwidth requirements for selected users. - Connection test feature. Checks GAMLN and Google domain configuration. Also identifies any firewalls or proxy restrictions between the Domino server and the web. - Personal contacts now appear under 'My Contacts' after migration. - No dependency on operating system settings when migrating Notes calendars. A single GAMLN server can now migrate calendars across any number of time zones in a single migration run. - Google calendars no longer need to be initialized prior to Notes calendar migration. - User and group provisioning now uses three-legged OAuth. ClientLogin has been fully deprecated. Editions included: Google Apps for Business, Government and Education Languages included: US English only How to access what's new: Download page For more information: https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=161642 whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates

Scheduled Release track features update 4/12/11 Posted: 12 Apr 2011 06:46 PM PDT The following features are now available to these domains: Gmail: Linked phone numbers: Gmail users at domains that have converted to the new account infrastructure and can see the ‘call phone’ functionality in Gmail (US English Only), will now be able to call those numbers by just clicking on the linked numbers. The following features are now intended for release to these domains on April 19: Gmail: Gmail users can now choose whether or not to auto-add contacts after messaging them. Google Calendar: Calendar Labs will now be available for users to install. Google Sites: Recovery of deleted sites. If an owner of a site accidentally deletes a site, it will be immediately removed from view but they may recover it by visiting its URL within 30 days. Release track: Scheduled* Editions included: Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education For more information: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/fixing-little-things.html About Calendar Labs http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2011/04/accidentally-delete-site-owners-can-now.html *Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates

Accidentally delete a site? Owners can now recover a deleted site in Google Sites Posted: 12 Apr 2011 06:19 PM PDT We recently released the ability to recover a deleted site in Google Sites. If an owner of a site accidentally deletes a site, it will be immediately removed from view but they may recover it by visiting its URL within 30 days. Once 30 days have elapsed however, it will not be possible to recover the site under any circumstances and it will be permanently deleted. Release track: Rapid* Editions included: Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education Languages included: All languages supported by Google Sites How to access what's new: - In the ‘more actions’ dropdown menu, select ‘manage site’ to access the ‘Site settings’ section. - In ‘Site settings’ > ‘General’, you can select ‘Delete this site’. - You will now see a warning that you are about to delete the site and how to recover it within 30 days. Note: This feature will apply only to sites deleted after the feature launched; Sites which have been/are deleted before this feature launched will not be recoverable. *Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more