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GApp News - Episode 01-0314: http://youtu.be/PwXhQ1e1qZ0

Google Apps Update Alert

New update information

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• End of support for Internet Explorer 9
• Calendar events that update when Google Groups change
• Domain-restricted Google+ communities

End of support for Internet Explorer 9 Posted: 05 Nov 2013 11:54 AM PST We would like to remind you of the Google Apps browser support policy, the set of guidelines for Google Apps services interoperability support. We support the latest version of Google Chrome (which automatically updates whenever it detects that a new version of the browser is available) as well as the current and prior major release of Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari on a rolling basis. Each time a new version of one of these browsers is released, we begin supporting the update and stop supporting the third-oldest version. Google’s test plans have been adjusted to now stop all testing and engineering work related to Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), as Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) was released on 17 October 2013. End users who access Gmail and other Google Apps services from an unsupported browser will be notified within the next few weeks through an in-product notification message or an interstitial pages with information about modern browsers and how to upgrade to them. Editions included:  Google Apps for Business, Education, and Government For more information: https://support.google.com/a/answer/33864 whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates

Calendar events that update when Google Groups change Posted: 05 Nov 2013 11:52 AM PST Starting today when Google Calendar invitations are sent to members of a Google Group, the attendee list will automatically update as people join or leave the group. When you join a Google Group, you will be added to all of its meetings. And if you leave a group, those meetings will be removed from your calendar. Note that groups stop dynamically changing when the total number of guests in the event crosses 200. Release track:  Rapid Release Editions included:  Google Apps for Business, Education, and Government For more information: http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2013/11/calendar-events-that-update-when-google.html https://support.google.com/a/answer/172013 whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates

Domain-restricted Google+ communities Posted: 05 Nov 2013 11:07 AM PST Starting today, new Google+ communities will be restricted to your domain by default if sharing is restricted in the Admin console. Posts in these communities are only viewable by people within the domain. However, you can still choose to create communities with people outside your organization so clients, agencies or business partners can join in. You can also make your community open to anyone at your domain or private, joinable by invitation only. Community owners can easily change settings, manage membership or invite other team members to join. Editions included:  Google Apps for Business, Education, and Government For more information: http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2013/11/private-conversations-with-restricted.html https://support.google.com/plus/answer/3379754 https://support.google.com/a/answer/2677328 whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates

Gmail Black Menu Bar Replaced

Some of you looking for your Google Drive or Calendar link in Gmail may be asking "Who moved my cheese!?"  Rest assured it hasn't moved far.  The trusty links at the top of Gmail and other Google apps have moved to the app launcher.  You should find a 9 square of dots in the top right.  Click that and your links to Drive, Calendar, Google+, Contacts, etc. will drop down.  If you can't find the link you are looking for, click 'more' at the bottom of the drop down box or simply scroll your mouse wheel.

Google Apps Offline

Create, edit, and present with Slides offline

You can now create, edit, comment and present without an internet connection—just like you can with Docs. Put the finishing touches on your presentation anywhere, any time, and head to your next big presentation without worrying if there will be an internet connection. 

Google is also working to make offline spreadsheets available as well—stay tuned.

To enable offline Docs and Slides, follow these instructions: http://goo.gl/zlEB8

Gmail and Drive - a new way to send files

Gmail and Drive - a new way to send files

Have you ever tried to attach a file to an email only to find out it's too large to send? Now with Drive, you can insert files up to 10GB -- 400 times larger than what you can send as a traditional attachment. Also, because you’re sending a file stored in the cloud, all your recipients will have access to the same, most-up-to-date version.

Gmail and Drive - a new way to send files

Using Google Groups as a collaborative inbox

You can use a Google Group as a collaborative inbox to distribute and track responsibility for topics among the group's members. These features are especially useful for technical support or customer service teams. For example, you can create a group with the address support@nrms.k12.nc.us, add your support staff as members, and allow people outside your organization to send messages to the group. Your support staff will receive your customers' messages, and they can do any of the following from the group's Topics view:

• Assign responsibility for a topic to a member of the group
• Mark a topic as resolved
• Edit the tags associated with a topic
• Filter topics according to tag, resolution status, or assignee

Using Google Groups as a collaborative inbox

Using Google Calendar for Parent Teacher Conferences

Scheduling Parent Teacher conferences can take lots of time, paper, and organization... or it can be simplified with Google Calendar. Learn how our district uses the Appointment Slots feature to remove the middleman and allow parents to schedule directly with teachers, with no paper, no extra time, and no cost.

Using Google Calendar for Parent Teacher Conferences