Google Apps Update

Enhancements to Google Sites

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:44 AM PDT
The following updates have been made in Google Sites:
- Page Templates: Lets you define default content as well as settings, like layout, that other collaborators can use when they create a new page.
- Ability to subscribe to an RSS feed from an ‘announcements’ page.

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Sites

How to access what’s new:
- To create a page template, create a new page with your template design and content, then from the ‘More Actions’ menu, select ’save as a page template’. This page template will now be an option when you create a new page or can change the page template type.
- To subscribe to an RSS feed from an announcements page, click on the ’subscribe to posts’ link on that page.

For more information:
Read about these changes here

New features for drawings in Google Docs

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:29 AM PDT
You now have additional drawing features in Google Docs

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what’s new:
In any document, spreadsheet or presentation, choose ‘Insert Drawing’ to see the drawing tools. The new features are:

* Custom shapes and lines: Use the new ‘Polyline’ tool to create custom shapes, close shapes, fill them and reposition points.
* Snap to Guides: Helps you align shapes with the canvas and other shapes when dragging and resizing.
* Draw multiple lines: Start drawing a new line immediately after finishing a line, without having to re-select the line type.

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