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
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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