Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – February 16, 2024

2 New updates

New formatting sidebar in Google Docs, Slides and Sheets apps on Android Tablets

Google have improved the Google Workspace experience on large screen Android devices by adding a new formatting sidebar in Google Docs, Slides and Sheets. In addition to meeting the Google Material Design 3 guidelines, this new sidebar reduces the number of taps needed to navigate to formatting options, enabling you to more easily arrange text, tables, images and more.

Easily drag and drop an image to replace the background in Google Slides

Hovering over the border of an empty slide before dropping in an image (from your desktop, Content Library or another webpage) will now set the image as the background in Google Slides. Dropping the image anywhere else will simply insert the image onto the slide. Learn more about changing the theme, background, or layout in Google Slides.

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