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 Data APIs are now available in Google Spreadsheets:
– The Tables feed allows tables to be placed anywhere on the sheet, with multiple tables per sheet and column-based meta-data for each column in the table.
– The Records feed is a feed of rows within a table, called records, with stable IDs (moving the rows around will maintain the same row ID).

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

Languages included:
US English

How to access what's new:
Click here to get started with the new Tables and Records Feeds in Google Spreadsheets.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2009/06/for-developers-two-new-spreadsheet-data.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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With Google Apps Directory Sync, you can automatically provision users and groups in Google Apps based on the user data in your LDAP system, such as Microsoft Active Directory or Lotus Domino to match your existing organizational schema.

Editions included:
Premier, Education and Partner Editions

Languages included:
US English

How to access what's new:
To download and learn how to install Google Apps Directory Sync, click here .

Learn how to upgrade to Google Apps Premier Edition to use this feature.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/04/sync-google-apps-user-accounts-with.html


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Tip: The Google I/O Developer Conference is happening on May 27 & 28 in San Francisco. Learn more.

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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