Latest Updates on Google Apps

Thumbnail view, Spelling correction and new Maximum File Size in Google Docs
Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:56 PM PST

The following new features have been released in Google Docs:
- Thumbnail view in the Docs List which allows you to preview your Docs.
- Spelling correction when searching for a doc.
- Upload any file limit increased from 250MB to 1GB.

Editions included:
Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
- Thumbnail view: This option is shown in the Docs List as a new button beside the view options in the top right.
- If you make a mistake when typing the search query for a document, you'll now get a suggestion for the correct word.
- When you upload any type of file that isn't being converted to a Google Document, the individual file limit is now 1GB.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/01/thumbnail-is-worth-about-one-hundred.html

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New Google Sites Data API Features
Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:36 PM PST

Create and share Google Sites using the Data API.

- The Site feed now allows you to list, update and create sites. It also allows you to copy sites and site templates.
- The ACL (Access Control List) feed allows you to manage permissions. Everything that you are able to do in the sharing settings for a site, you can now do with the API.

Editions included:
Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

Here is the latest for Priemer Google Apps Users - Upload file types

As always, great news from Google and an addition to the Google Docs platform. Users will soon be able to upload any type of file their respective Google Docs space. Here is the release from Google.


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Documents List API: Upload any file and more
Upload any type of file to the cloud with Google Docs
Update to the Google Apps Connector for Blackberry Enterprise Services released
Documents List API: Upload any file and more
Posted: 12 Jan 2010 01:53 PM PST

You will soon be able to upload any type of file to Google Docs using the Documents List API as well as some other improvements.

Upload any file type:
- Premier Edition only.
- Individual file size limit of 250MB.
- Ability to upload any type of file.
- 1GB storage limit for files you upload that are not converted to Google Docs format (i.e. Google documents, spreadsheets and presentations).

Other Features:
- Copy a document: Make a duplicate of a document.
- Publishing documents: Programmatically publish a document to the world.
- Change the owner of a document: Additional functionality to now also change the 'owner' of a document.
- Resumable uploads: Ability to pause/resume and upload which is useful for large file sizes.

Editions included:
Upload any file type: Premier Edition only
Other Features: Standard, Premier, Education and Partner Editions

How to access what's new:
http://code.google.com/apis/documents/overview.html
Note: The ability to upload any file type will be rolled out over the next few weeks.

For more information:
http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/01/documents-list-api-upload-any-file-type.html

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Upload any type of file to the cloud with Google Docs
Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:37 PM PST

You will shortly have the ability to upload, store and organize any type of file in Google Docs.

Main features:
- Individual file size limit of 250MB.
- Ability to upload files such as CAD, HTML, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, RAW photos, ZIP or RAR archives.
- 1GB storage limit for files you upload that are not converted to Google Docs format (i.e. Google documents, spreadsheets and presentations).

Editions included:
Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
This feature will be rolled out to all domains gradually over the next few weeks.
To upload a file, simply click on the 'Upload' button just as if you were uploading a file into Docs as before and select the file to upload.

Premier Edition Only:
Premier Edition users can also use the Google Docs List API to upload files to Google Docs, or purchase applications offered by third parties that enable you to migrate and sync your files to Google Docs. More information about these applications in the blog post below.

OffiSync - Powerful collaboarations tool.

Here's a great add-on to the Google Apps suite of tools. Closely integrating Google apps and Microsoft Office versions.  It further integrates to sharing files on Google Sites.

Take a look at this video for details.



Cheers,
Peter

Here's the latest from the Google for non-profits.

As always, the Google Grants program is a must have for all non-profits.  If you are not already a qualified recipient, let me know and I will assist in you becoming qualified.  Cheers, PR

Google for Non-Profits Newsletter - December, 2009

Sorry for the delay! We hope you enjoy this month's update from the Google for Non-Profits team. A reminder that you can find and search all of the old newsletters and other emails sent to this list at the Google group site. Also, please be sure to join the googlefornonprofits-discuss group. This group offers an email forum for members to ask and answer questions about Google tools for non-profits.

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The year in review

Google Apps - tips for deployment and new features

Google Checkout for non-profits update

Improving your web presence

Picasa collaborative albums update

Google Grants - community and help resources

Cool new products

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The year in review

The end of 2009 saw many Google blog posts summarizing major accomplishments and the most exciting features released in the last 12 months. Be sure to check out the following posts to brush up on your product knowledge and catch some useful features you may have missed: Google Docs and Sites: 2009 in Review, Google Grants, Analytics, Youtube blog and YouTube top 10 launches, official Google blog, and Google Apps.

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Google Apps - tips for deployment and new features

The Google Apps deployment team has created a step-by-step guide to help make the transition to Google Apps for your organization as smooth as possible. Learn more about how to make the transition quick and seamless here.

Google Apps users can now create and manage Google Groups to help make sharing and collaboration much easier within their organizations. Click here to learn more.

You can now quickly clean up your entire address book by eliminating duplicate contacts. Simply click the new "find duplicates" button in Gmail. More details can be found here.

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Google Checkout for non-profits update

The Google Checkout for non-profits program, which offers free donation processing for Google Grantees using checkout, has been extended until January 1, 2011. Click here to learn more about how to take advantage of this program if you are already a Google Grantee. If your organization is not using Google Grants, visit this site to learn more and submit an application. 

 

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Improving your web presence

The new search-based keyword tool helps you discover keywords relevant to your website that are not yet included in your adwords campaign.

Browser size is a new tool to help you understand how users on different computers will see your website. This can be a huge help in making sure that all of the important information you want your visitors to see is visible on their computer screens when they first arrive at your site.

Google Analytics has added a new annotations feature. Using this new feature you can annotate the information in Google Analytics to help answer questions like: Was that dip in traffic because the servers went down? When did the new display ads campaign launch? Instead of tracking down people from the rest of the organization to get the answers, you can use the annotations feature to make sure that everyone has all of the information on what factors are influencing site traffic and user behavior. Click here to learn more.

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Picasa collaborative albums update

Back in August we shared a new feature of Picasa Web Albums that allows users to collaborate with one another in shared albums. While this feature was a great boon to many non-profits and other organizations, some people were frustrated by the limited number of photos an individual could upload using the site. The new version of Picasa now allows users to add photos to shared albums from the desktop application, making the process much faster and easier. Learn more about Picasa 3.6 with collaborative albums here.

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Google Grants - community and help resources

Review all of the ways you can get help to make the most of your Google AdWords account and maybe even discover some new features in the Google Grants support wrap-up.

Learn how some non-profits are recruiting volunteers using new technology and coming up with new strategies for fundraising in the December Google Grants resource round-up.

Learn the basics on how to use Google Grants and AdWords in the Google Grants webinar recap. 

Refresh your memory and learn more about the great and growing support resources such as the Google Grants workshop, Google Grants YouTube channel, online discussion forum, webinars, conferences and blog in Google Grants: building a community of Grantees.

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Cool new products

Introducing Nexus One: Yesterday Google announced the release of it's newest phone, which includes: voice-enabled keyboard, one-touch youtube recording, turn-by-turn navigation and more.  You can also see a demo at www.google.com/phone

Earth Engine. A new product that was unveiled at COP15 in Copenhagen will help researchers more easily find and analyze changes to the earth such as deforestation. This product is still being built and is not yet available, but you can learn more about it here.

PC users have been enjoying the speed and functionality of Google Chrome for over a year. The Mac version has now been released in beta. Learn more and try it for yourself here.

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That's it for this month's newsletter. As always, please send any suggestions for the newsletter or the Google for Non-Profits site our way.

Have a great week!

Jay from the Google for Non-Profits team