You can now preview ZIP and RAR archives without downloading them. When you receive one of these types of archives, you’ll be able to browse through the files contained in the archive, preview supported files in Google Docs, and download selected items. This feature is also available on Google Docs for mobile.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
To preview any ZIP or RAR file in Gmail, click the ‘View’ button in the attachments area of the conversation. From here you can choose to download the file, preview in Google Docs, or print supported PDFs.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/07/zip-and-rar-support-now-available-in.html

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The following features are intended for release to these domains on July 19:

Gmail:
- People widget
- Phishing protection

Google Calendar:
- New interface option for Calendar
- Improved event printing

Google Spreadsheets:
- Counting unique values for Pivot Tables

Release track:
Scheduled*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/introducing-people-widget.html
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/protect-yourself-from-scams-by-knowing.html
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

*Scheduled Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox enabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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You can now create groups on secondary domains.

Release track:
Rapid & Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
In the Administrator Control Panel, go to ‘Groups,’ select ‘Create a new group,’ and choose the desired domain name from the dropdown menu under ‘Group email address.’

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=33343&topic=25840

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We are releasing several new inbox styles to help you manage your mail. You can now choose from the following:

- Classic - the default inbox style with messages ordered chronologically
- Priority Inbox - important and unread messages appear at the top, then starred messages, then everything else
- Important first - important mail at the top of the page, everything else below
- Unread first - unread mail at the top of the page, everything else below
- Starred first - starred messages at the top, everything else below

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
Once this feature becomes available for your account, you can choose the style you prefer from the tabs at the top of your inbox. These tabs will disappear after a week, but you can always change your preference from the drop down menu next to the ‘Inbox’ label.

This feature will be rolled out to users over the next few weeks.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-pick-your-favorite-inbox-style.html

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes R3.1.2 is now available for download.

- Improved calendar coexistence during pilots/migrations.
- Ability to override out of office agent checks. Useful when migrating calendars/contact only.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Download the newest version of Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes

For more information:
https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=161642

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Improvements to the interface for Gmail and Google Calendar are now available to preview via an Opt-In setting. These changes will be rolled out in full later this year, but you can test our sleeker look immediately.

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Education, and Government

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail and Google Calendar

How to access what's new:
To enable the new look in Gmail, click on the gears icon and choose ‘Mail settings.’ On the Settings page click on the ‘Themes’ tab and select the ‘Preview’ or ‘Preview (Dense)’ theme.

To enable the new look in Google Calendar, click on the gears icon and then choose ‘Try the new look.’

For more information:
http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/new-look

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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We’ve released two security enhancements to Gmail that help protect you from phishing attempts.

- Going forward, email address will be visible next to the display name for senders that aren’t in your Contacts list.
- We now scan messages and alert you if the sender may have spoofed a Gmail address.

Release track:
Rapid*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/protect-yourself-from-scams-by-knowing.html

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We have made some performance improvements to Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook®

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Existing installs will be updated automatically.

For more information:
Please see our release notes

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We are temporarily suspending AIM functionality for our Chat product while we wait for needed system updates on the part of of AIM's creator, AOL. During this period, you won't be able to invite your AIM buddies to join your Chat list, nor will you be able to chat with the AIM buddies that you had on your Chat list. We apologize for any inconveniences caused by the temporary suspension of this feature.

We are in direct communication with AOL and they have informed as that they are actively working on these needed updates. Once AOL has finished updating their system, we will reinstate AIM functionality for our Chat product. We appreciate your patience in the interim.

Release track:
Rapid & Scheduled

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

*Please note the list of products currently included on the Rapid and Scheduled Release tracks here.

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Starting July 2, 2011, RIM will be deprecating support for BES 4.1.6 and 4.1.7. Google Apps will stop supporting these BES versions starting July 2, 2011. Google Apps Connector for BES 3.x will still be supported for BES 5.x. We strongly urge customers to upgrade to BES version 5.x and version 3.x of the Connector. You can download latest version of the Google Apps Connector from https://tools.google.com/dlpage/appsconnector

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

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You can now embed your Google Docs videos in Google Sites.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Sites

How to access what's new:
In a site, go to ‘Edit page,’ click on ‘Insert,’ scroll down to ‘Video,' and select ‘Docs video.' Choose a video stored in your Google Docs account from the pop up dialog.

For more information:
Read more about embedding content in Sites in our help center.

*Rapid Release track: Domains with ‘Enable scheduled releases’ checkbox disabled in the administrator control panel. Learn more

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You can now open Office files stored in Google Docs directly from Microsoft Office. After downloading the file with Google Cloud Connect, you can sync changes to the file stored in Docs and collaborate with others.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Cloud Connect

How to access what's new:
Go to the Cloud Connect menu in Microsoft Office and click ‘Open from Google Docs’. All documents that can be opened with the application you’re running will appear in a pop-up dialog.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/06/open-files-more-easily-in-google-cloud.html

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You can now search all messages in your Gmail account with the addition of server search for Google Sync enabled iOS devices.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
To search messages that are not synced locally, open the Mail app on an iOS device, select a Google Sync configured Gmail account, and search your mail. When the ‘Continue Search on Server’ prompt appears, click it to complete your search.

For more information:
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/06/three-new-updates-to-google-sync-for.html

Learn more about Google Sync for iOS on our help center.

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We’ve made it easier to rename users in the Administrator Control Panel by adding the ability to rename from the user information page.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
Go to ‘Organizations and users’, select the user’s name to open the user information page, and click the ‘Rename user’ link next to their name.

For more information:
Please see our help center.

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You can now paste images directly from your clipboard into Gmail messages. This is currently limited to Google Chrome users.

Release track:
Rapid and Scheduled Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Gmail

How to access what's new:
Copy an image onto your clipboard from another site or email and paste directly into the body of your message.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/pasting-images-into-messages-just-got.html

*Please note the list of products currently included on the Rapid and Scheduled Release tracks here.

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Administrators can now transfer all documents owned by one user to another via the Administrator Control Panel. Reassigning ownership can be useful when a user is leaving your organization. This was previously only possible via the Google Documents List API.

Please note that this functionality is only for Google Apps domains that have fully transitioned to the new account infrastructure for Google Apps accounts. This change does not affect any domains that have not yet transitioned to that infrastructure.

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
US English Only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
To transfer documents, click the ‘Advanced tools’ tab in the Administrator Control Panel, scroll down to the ‘Document ownership transfer' section and put the user name of the current owner in the ‘From’ field and the user name of the new owner in the ‘To’ field. Click ‘Transfer documents’ to complete the transfer.

Note: Transfers can be very large. You may want to check with the new document owner to make sure they have enough space in their Docs account. You can check storage used by clicking the ‘Upload’ button from the user’s Docs List.

For more information:
Please visit our help center.

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Google Apps administrators can now restore deleted sites without needing to remember the site’s URL. Administrators can also choose to delete sites permanently before the 30-day grace period has passed.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Sites

How to access what's new:
To recover sites, scroll to the ‘Deleted sites’ section under ‘My sites’ and either restore or permanently remove sites deleted within the last 30 days

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/06/this-week-in-docs-and-sites-ignore-all.html

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We’ve released the following enhancements to discussions in Google Docs:

- A discussion pane that shows the selected text for each comment thread
- Statistics to summarize the 7-day activity of your doc
- Discussion threads that automatically collapse at longer lengths
- Email notifications with the selected text and most recent comment at top for better readability

Release track:
Rapid and Scheduled Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
To view your document’s statistics, click the ‘Discussions’ button then select the ‘Documents stats’ link.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/06/few-improvements-to-discussions-in.html

*Please note the list of products currently included on the Rapid and Scheduled Release tracks here.

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You can now manage your online availability with Google Calendar. Once you’ve set up blocks of time you’d like to offer as appointment slots or office hours, coworkers and clients can sign up via your personal appointments sign up page.

Release track:
Rapid Release*

Editions included:
Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Calendar

How to access what's new:
- Set up appointment slots by clicking on your calendar and selecting ‘Appointment Slots’ from the event pop-up window. This feature is being rolled out to all users over the next week.
- Your appointments sign-up page URL is accessible via the ‘Edit details’ link.

For more information:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/introducing-appointment-slots-in-google.html

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A new version of the Google Apps Migration for Lotus Notes tool is now available for download. This includes the following enhancements:

- Configurable password length for user provisioning.
- Site creation now checks Domino directory for feeders with the same name to prevent multiple instances of the tool from using the same feeders.
- Loading groups and resources prior to migration now send detailed events to the administration log.
- Web authorization page now sends detailed events to the administration log.

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

How to access what's new:
Download page

For more information:
Release notes

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