Google Updates Recap for October 25 to January 7, 2022
Happy new year! After a few slow months for feature releases, we have accumulated the most notable features and changes. We are hoping 2022 will be a year packed full of great new features. Google Docs Easily add to Google Docs with the new universal @ menu The universal @ menu is a feature previously […]
Important: Archive.mymail.vcu.edu accounts will be unavailable on January 3, 2022
All previous mymail.vcu.edu accounts, now archive.mymail.vcu.edu, will no longer be available starting January 3rd, 2022. On that date, no further access to these accounts will be able to be granted. This change will impact not just students but faculty and staff members as well. Please see below to see how this may affect you. Current […]
Google Updates Recap for September 27 to October 22, 2021
Here’s the Google Update round-up for September 27 – October 22! This list of updates features some of the major announcements made at Google Cloud Next, which includes document approvals and AppSheet integrations in Gmail. Google Sheets Important: Upcoming menu changes to Google Sheets Google Sheets menus are being updated to make it easier to […]
Google Updates Recap for August 23 to September 24, 2021
Here is our round-up of features from August 23 to September 24, 2021! This round of updates brings several quality-of-life improvements and features. Google Chat “Rooms” are also now being renamed to “Spaces” in preparation for the new Spaces features coming soon. Gmail Improved search in the Gmail app on Android devices New drop down […]
Now Available: Share where you’re working from in Google Calendar + Automatically save Google Form progress
Previously we announced that two major features that would allow you to set your working location in Google Calendar and automatically save your progress made in a Google Form would be coming soon. We’re happy to announce these features are now rolling out to everyone and should be available to all VCU Students, Faculty, and […]
Google Updates Recap for July 26 to August 20, 2021
Here is our round-up of features from July 26 to August 20, 2021! This month’s feature round-up includes some major feature updates that we’re very excited to talk about, including co-hosts in Google Meet, a new way to show your work location and schedule (work-from-home, hybrid, or on-campus), and saving your progress in Google Forms, […]
Collaboration Services Welcomes the Fall 2021 Semester!
The Collaboration Services team is happy to welcome or welcome back all students, faculty, and staff to the Fall 2021 semester. Below we’ve rounded up the most important news and what you need to know as we jump into the new semester. Our Google domains have merged All students are now part of the vcu.edu […]
Google Updates Recap for June 21 to July 23, 2021
Here is our round-up of features from June 21 to July 23, 2021, which largely include great quality-of-life features for the move to a hybrid on-campus/work from home style of work and improved efficiency of common activities. We are eagerly looking forward to the upcoming smart canvas features we’ve announced previously. Google Calendar Indicate if […]
Drive File Stream and Backup & Sync are now Google Drive for Desktop
We’re glad to announce that Backup & Sync and previously Google Drive File Stream are now a singular application: Google Drive for Desktop. In a previous blog post, we announced Google Drive File Stream was renamed to Drive for Desktop, but was not changed functionally. However, now the functionality within Backup & Sync, which was […]
Important security update for Drive
Google is implementing a major security update for Google Drive file sharing links which increases the security of those files. The update will change the links (URLs) for some Drive files shared in 2017 or earlier. This will impact individuals accessing these files that are linked or embedded on websites or posted elsewhere. On or […]