Work from anywhere
New Google Sheets: Faster, more powerful, and works offline
New Mobile Apps for Google Docs and Sheets
Hangout link in Android Calendar
Simple to use
Shuffle answer order in Google Forms
Insert photos in Gmail Compose window
We’d really appreciate your thoughts on how we can make this newsletter work best for you.
-The Google Apps Team
May 1, 2014
Work from anywhere
New Google Sheets: Faster, more powerful, and works offline
Released April 20, 2014 
What’s new: Whether you’re crunching big data or tracking your project’s budget, you don’t want to waste time waiting for files to load or re-doing edits that were lost because your Internet connection dropped. You can now be more efficient by switching to the new version of Google Sheets. It loads faster, supports larger spreadsheets, has a number of new features, and works offline like all the other Google Docs editors.
How it works: To turn on the new Sheets, check the Try the new Google Sheets box in Google Drive settings. From then on, all new spreadsheets you create will work offline and include these new features.
Learn more about how you can save more time with the new Google Sheets. l
New Mobile Apps for Google Docs and Sheets
Released April 30, 2014
What’s new: You can now install standalone mobile apps for Google Docs and Sheets. These standalone mobile apps make it easier for your organization to create, edit, and view documents and spreadsheets while on the go.
How it works: To learn more about how to use on your mobile devices, see the following:
Work offline and on the go with the new mobile apps.
Hangout link in Android Calendar
Released April 18, 2014
What’s new: You can talk to coworkers in another location, interview external candidates, or present your big idea to the whole company, no matter where you are—all from your mobile device. The Android Calendar app now shows the option to join your Hangout directly from the Google calendar app.
How it works: Simply click the Join Hangout link and jump right into the conversation.
Learn more about the Hangout link.
Simple to use
Shuffle answer order in Google Forms
Released April 3, 2014
What’s new: You can now shuffle the order of how you want your answers to display. When you’ve created a form, you’re ready to start adding the questions you’d like to ask.
How it works: If you want respondents to see answer options for a question in a random order, in the question field, click Advanced, and check the Shuffle option order box. This option works for the following types of questions:
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Multiple choice
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Check boxes
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Choose from a list
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Grid (displays “Shuffle row order” instead of “Shuffle option order”)
For more information, click here.
Gadgets in Sites changes
Released April 8, 2014
What’s new: We’ve moved your Gadgets into Sites so you can see which gadgets you’re using.
How it works: You can download a gadget’s XML and upload to any other hosting platform (including Google AppEngine).
For more information, click here.
Insert photos in Gmail Compose window
Released April 14, 2014
What’s new: Whether it’s photos of your latest slide presentation, sending photos to your team members just got easier. Starting today, you can insert your Auto Backup photos from your phone into Gmail messages on the web using the new Insert Photo button.
How it works: When you click Insert Photo, you'll instantly access all the photos that are backed up from your mobile devices, starting with the most recent.
For more information, click here.