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Post date: Nov 14, 2017 4:54:57 PM
In the next few days, updates will be coming to Google Calendar and Google Drive. I think the updates will be for the best but may take some getting used to. I am glad we have some advanced notice before they take effect.
Google Calendar Interface Update
Here is the new layout for Google Calendar. The goal of the update seems to be to make it easier to enter all of your event information from one screen, rather than having to go between the calendar view and the event view. This update does not change the Google Calendar App.
Here are some highlights of the update:
See event details at a glance.
When you click an event once, you can see all the event details including:
- The entire guest list with RSVP responses
- Note: To get more information about a guest from the event details, point to their name on the guest list.
- Rooms and locations
- Attachments
Quickly add new events.
You can create new events when you click on an empty space on your calendar. Here you can add the following details:
- Name of the event
- Time of the event
- The calendar the event is part of. If you want to add guests or edit more details, click More Options.
You can also create new events by clicking on the Add event button.
Customize how you see your calendar.
You can now choose to show or hide weekends when viewing your calendar.
- To see the whole year at a glance, choose Year view.
- In Day view, you can view two or more calendars from different people or places at the same time side by side.
- To control the layout density and color set of your Calendar, click Settings Density and colorYou can choose density of Responsive to your screen or Compact, and between a Modern or Classic color set.
- Note: You can turn off side by side events on the Settings page.
Invitation status
Events on your calendar look different depending on how you’ve responded:
- If you’re attending an event, the event will be a solid color.
- If you’ve answered maybe to an event, you’ll see diagonal lines across it.
- If you haven’t replied yet, you’ll just see the event’s outline.
- If you said no, you’ll only see the outline and the event will be crossed out.
Here is more information from Google's release notes and help article.
Team Drives
Google Team Drives are shared spaces where teams can easily store, search, and access their files anywhere, from any device. Unlike files in My Drive, files in Team Drive belong to the team instead of an individual. Even if members leave, the files stay exactly where they are so your team can continue to share information and get work done. If you are working collaboratively or sharing files with more than one colleague this should be the place to create those shared folders in the future. Your existing team folders can be migrated to a Team Drive as well. Contact me if you would like this done. You will see no change other than clicking on Team Drives to access your folder.
Team Drives are accessible on the Google Drive App on mobile devices.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
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