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.