Google Workspace Updates

Episode 6 - Chat, Jamboard, Sheets, Meet and Voice

October 17, 2022 Strawberry7 Episode 6
Google Workspace Updates
Episode 6 - Chat, Jamboard, Sheets, Meet and Voice
Show Notes

Google Chat

Data loss prevention for Google Chat now generally available.

In July 2022, Google announced data loss prevention (DLP) rules for Google Chat as an open beta. Over the next several weeks, this feature will become generally available for select Google Workspace editions.

Admins can selectively apply data protection rules to: 

  • Messages in group conversations, spaces, and/or direct messages 
  • Messages between internal and/or external participants 
  • Message text and/or attachments

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 11, 2022

  • Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, Education Plus.
  • Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers


Jamboard

Join or start a meeting directly from Jamboard on the web to kickstart collaboration

We’re expanding interoperability with Google Meet and Jamboard with the option to join or start a meeting directly from Jamboard on the web. This makes it easier for you to seamlessly present your jam and start collaborating. This feature is available on the web.

Why you’d use it 

Effective team meetings are a critical component to unlocking innovation facilitated by human connection and collaboration. A key component of this is the ability to communicate seamlessly whether you’re joining in a meeting room or remotely. Bringing Google Meet into Jamboard allows everyone in the meeting to collaborate while having a conversation. 

This is particularly helpful for presenters, who can share their Jam to illustrate a new idea or concept, and receive their audience's reaction in one place. Collaboration is even easier, allowing everyone in the meeting to co-create on a whiteboard without switching between tabs or apps. 

As with other capabilities, such as Meet in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, we hope this update empowers teams working together in-real time, regardless of location.

  • Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 20, 2022 
  • Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 31, 2022
  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers


Google Sheets

Expanding smart chips to include events in Google Sheets

In addition to the recent announcement of adding files to Google Sheets using smart chips, we're also making it easier for you to quickly insert Calendar events into Sheets.

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