Users can now preview more than 30 file types in Google Drive. They can flip through files to find the one they want as well as share, download, print or edit them with one click.

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Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information
http://googledrive.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/preview-files-in-google-drive.html

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Videos stored in Google Drive are now available in HTML5. Videos will be served in HTML5 if Flash support is not available in the browser. This change allows users to play videos on their mobile phones without Flash support.

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Google Apps, Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information:
http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2423694

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Drive: The “Create” menu in Google Drive has a new look. This change allows for easier access to Drive apps and third party apps. To create a new file from a template, open the appropriate editor (Docs, Sheets or Slides) and click on File > New > From template. This functionality has been removed from the new “Create” menu.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on February 26th:
No new features are launching next week.

Release track:
Scheduled

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


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The “Create” menu in Google Drive has a new look. This change allows for easier access to Drive apps and third party apps.

Note: To create a new file from a template, open the appropriate editor (Docs, Sheets or Slides) and click on File > New > From template. This functionality has been removed from the new “Create” menu.

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

Release track
Rapid release
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Slides: Users now have the ability to create, view and edit presentations without an internet connection with Google Slides offline. This is automatically enabled for users who have already enabled offline editing of Docs and Sheets. Offline access to presentations is only available in Chrome and on Chrome OS devices.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on February 13th:
No new features are launching next week.

Release track:
Scheduled

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

For more information:
http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1628467

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Users now have access to a new version of Google Forms. Just as with Docs, Sheets and Slides, you can now collaborate with others in real-time. Multiple users can work on the same form simultaneously.

Note: Unlike the previous version, forms are no longer tied to a specific spreadsheet. Responses are collected and stored only in the form. If owners prefer to see the data in a spreadsheet, they can specify a destination spreadsheet for the data at any time.

Editions included
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Release track
Rapid release

For more information
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2013/01/google-forms-refreshed.html
http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2917686

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No new features launched this week.

The following features are intended for release to these domains on February 5th:
Users now have the ability to create, view and edit presentations without an internet connection with Google Slides offline. This is automatically enabled for users who have already enabled offline editing of Docs and Sheets. Offline access to presentations is only available in Chrome and on Chrome OS devices.

Release track:
Scheduled

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

For more information:
http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1628467

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Users now have the ability to create, view and edit presentations without an internet connection with Google Slides offline. This is automatically enabled for users who have already enabled offline editing of Docs and Sheets. Offline access to presentations is only available in Chrome and on Chrome OS devices.

Editions included
Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

Release track
Rapid release

For more information
http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1628467

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To make it easier for you to find coworkers, add them to Circles, and share things with them on Google+, we’re adding new domain labels.  When you hover over someone’s name or photo, a window will show with more information.  If that person is part of your organization, you’ll see a label below their name with your organization’s name. You’ll see this same label when you +mention a colleague in a post or comment.

Note: This feature is only visible for people in your company so you can make sure you’re connecting with the right person.

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Google Apps for Business, Government and Education

For more information
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2908890

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In September, we added the ability to export Google documents to the newer Microsoft Office formats that rely on open standards (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx). To continue adding new features and innovations to Google Drive and Docs, we’ll be focusing our resources on exporting to these newer open formats rather than the older, proprietary Office formats (.doc, .xls, .ppt) that were used in Office 97-2003.

As we announced in October, after January 31, 2013, users will not be able to export files to the older Office 97-2003 formats. For users who still use Office 97-2003, we recommend installing the free compatibility plugin from Microsoft, which will allow them to open the modern Office file types.

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Scheduled release

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http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/docs-export-format-change-delayed-to.html
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3

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