You can now access Tasks under "Contacts" in the left nav of your Gmail account.

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
Click 'Tasks' under 'Contacts' in Gmail.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/tasks-graduates-from-gmail-labs.html

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Customized Google Maps can now be embedded into Google Sites.

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

Languages included:
US English

How to access what's new:
To embed a Google Map into a Google Sites page, select 'Edit page', click 'Insert' and choose 'Map'.

For more information:
http://googleappsposts.blogspot.com/2009/07/maps-and-sites.html

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The following enhancements have been made to Google Sites:
– 26 new themes have been added.
– 7 new page layouts have been added, including a three column layout and layouts with page sidebars.
– An automatic mode that auto-generates the navigation of your site based on it's structure.
– A new subpage listing gadget that automatically generates index pages based on your site structure.
– A new attachment section was added to the Google Sites management section for easier management of all uploaded attachments to Google Sites.

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

Languages included:
US English

How to access what's new:
– To choose one of the new themes, click 'More actions', then select 'Manage site' and click 'Themes'.
– To choose one of the new layouts, click 'Edit page' from any page of your site and select 'Layout'.
– For automatic navigation, click 'More actions' and select 'Manage site', then choose 'Site layout' and select 'Edit navigation' and 'Automatically organize my navigation'.
– To use the subpage listing gadget, select 'Edit page', click 'Insert' and select 'Subpage listing'.
– To use the new attachment enhancements, click 'More actions', select 'Manage site' and click 'Attachments.'

For more information:
http://googleappsposts.blogspot.com/2009/07/automatic-navigation-and-lot-more.html

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The following improvements have been made to contacts:
– Labels are now located above the chat list in Gmail
– The ability to hide labels so they only appear when you click the "more" link
– New drag and drop capabilities to organize labels more easily.

Editions included:
Standard, Premier, Education and Partner Editions

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
To show, hide or delete labels click the down-arrow to the left of a label.

To use drag and drop capabilities in labels:
– To hide and show labels drag and drop them in and out of "more"
– To label and archive in one step, drag messages into a label
– To add a label to messages, drag the label onto selected messages

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/07/drag-and-drop-and-organize-your-labels.html

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The following updates have been made in Google Spreadsheets
– The new solve feature allows you to optimize linear models.
– New Forms improvements include:
– New Question types
– Form Editor improvements: new Section Headers, fixed-width editor, improved Scale question type (0-10), the ability to edit multiple forms at once.
– The new form HTML structure is better suited for skinning and Javascript applications
– The forms UI now appears localized when you are signed into 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:
To use the solve function, select 'Tools' from the Google Docs menu bar and click 'Solve'.

For more information:
http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=139704

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Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook is a plug in that allows Microsoft Outlook to run on the Google Apps backend rather than Microsoft Exchange Server. End users can continue to use the familiar Microsoft Outlook interface for email, calendar and contacts as they transition to Google Apps.

Editions included:
Premier and Education Editions

Languages included:
Available worldwide with US English interface

How to access what's new:
You can download Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook at www.google.com/apps/get-outlook-sync.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/06/use-microsoft-outlook-with-google-apps.html

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Google Sites now allows integration with AdSense so you can display ads for monetization on your Google Site.

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Sites

How to access what's new:
To display AdSense ads on your Google Site, select 'Monetize' under 'Site Settings'. Click the 'Monetize this site' button to enter your AdSense account information.

For more information:
http://googleappsposts.blogspot.com/2009/06/monetize.html

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Google Docs now supports the upload of .docx and .xlsx file formats.

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
To import a .docx or .xlsx file into Google Docs, click the 'Upload' button from the Google Docs List menu, select your file, and click the 'Upload File' button.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2009/06/file-formats-keep-on-coming-announcing.html

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The following new features are available in Google Sites:
– The site navigation widget can now be organized into a hierarchical tree structure.
– The navigation widget can also be set up to highlight the current page and subgroup pages into categories.
– The editing toolbar has been updated to more closely resemble Google Docs.
– The site settings area now uses vertical navigation.
– The rendering infrastructure has been modified to improve performance. Related Colors and Fonts settings have been grouped. A "From theme" option to each variable to make it easier to revert to a previous theme.
– Sidebar gadgets and page canvas gadgets can now be independently styled via colors and fonts.
– Users can now configure a "site language" which allows for a uniform language experience for site viewers.

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Sites

How to access what's new:
To access the new navigation widget, click the 'Edit sidebar' link below the sidebar (or choose 'Manage site' from the 'More actions' menu). You can then edit the navigation widget.

To configure the site language, click 'More actions', select 'Manage site' and choose 'Other Stuff' to select a language from the 'Site display language' dropdown.

For more information:
http://googleappsposts.blogspot.com/2009/05/hierarchical-navigation-and-other-new.html

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Tasks are now available in Google Calendar

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

Languages included:
US English

How to access what's new:
To begin using Tasks in Google Calendar, click the 'Tasks' link on the left-hand side. The task creation and management panel will appear on the right side of your screen.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/tasks-now-in-calendar-too.html

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When you have Google Calendar notifications enabled, your guests' comments are now included along with their response in the email reply to your Google Calendar invitation.

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Calendar

How to access what's new:
To receive your guests' comments in their email reply, you must have 'Invitation replies' notifications enabled. Under 'Settings', click the 'Calendar' tab, select 'Notifications' and click the 'Email' checkbox to enable 'Invitation replies'.

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You can now apply a theme to forms you create 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:
To apply a theme to a form, click the 'Theme' button at the top of your form, select a theme and click 'Apply'. Note: The theme will be visible to your respondents when they respond in a form window, but not if they reply from an email message with an embedded form.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2009/04/spruce-up-your-surveys-70-colorful.html

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You can now control who can edit individual sheets in a Google Docs spreadsheet.

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
To protect a specific sheet, select the sheet and click the down arrow next to the sheet's name, and select the 'Protect sheet' option. Next, select who is allowed to edit the sheet from the 'Protect sheet' preferences box.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2009/04/sheet-protection-gives-you-finer.html

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You can now view .ppt and .tiff files online, directly in your browser. A Flash plugin is no longer required. The viewer can also zoom in and out, select text to copy and paste, and 'print' the presentation to a PDF document.

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
When you click 'View' for a .tiff or .ppt attachment in Gmail, it will open directly in your browser for easy viewing.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/powerpoint-and-tiff-file-viewing.html

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Now when you when you upload a PowerPoint presentation into Google Docs, the speaker notes will be uploaded as well.

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
To upload a PowerPoint presentation including speaker notes into Google Docs, select 'File' and 'Upload a presentation' from the Google Docs menu bar. Choose the PowerPoint file you wish to upload and click 'Upload File'. The speaker notes from the PowerPoint presentation will appear under 'Speaker notes' in your Google Doc.

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It is now possible to view your agenda against the Chinese calendar (either in Traditional or Simplified Chinese).

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Calendar

How to access what's new:
Sign in to Google Calendar click 'Settings' and select 'Chinese calendar - Traditional Chinese' or 'Chinese calendar - Simplified Chinese' from the 'Alternate calendar' menu.

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Arial and Times New Roman fonts are now available in the text editor in Google Docs for users who have these fonts locally installed on their computers.

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

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
Arial and Times New Roman will appear in the font drop-down from the menu bar if these fonts are detected as being locally installed on your computer.

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The new version of Gmail for mobile includes:
– New offline functionality that allows you to start Gmail for mobile, compose new messages and read recently read messages when offline.
– The new "floaty bar" menu can be used to perform batch actions such as archiving multiple messages quickly.

Editions included:
Standard, Premier, Education and Partner Editions

Languages included:
US English

How to access what's new:
Visit http://www.google.com/m/a/example.com on your iPhone or Android-powered device. Be sure to replace 'example.com' with your organization's domain name. Continue by clicking the link for either Gmail or Calendar. If you have an Android device, click 'Update now' to enable Gears for offline access.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-mobile-gmail-experience-for-iphone.html

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The new version of Google Calendar for iPhone and Android allows users to edit Google Calendar events (change your attendance status, edit the details, and add or remove guests) from the browser.

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

Languages included:
US English

How to access what's new:
Visit http://www.google.com/m/a/example.com on your iPhone or Android-powered device. Be sure to replace 'example.com' with your organization's domain name. Continue by clicking the link for Calendar.

For more information:
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/04/mobile-web-calendar-for-iphone-and.html

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You can now apply a theme to your Gmail inbox to personalize it's look and feel.

Editions included:
Standard, Premier, Education and Partner Editions

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
Themes in Gmail have started rolling out, but will be available to all domains over the next few days. In order to enable Themes for end-users, administrators should sign into the administrative control panel, go to 'Domain settings' and select the 'Turn on new features' checkbox.

Once themes have been enabled by the adminstrator, end-users can apply a theme to their Gmail inbox by clicking 'Settings' and selecting 'Themes'.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/03/theme-scheme-in-google-apps.html

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