Google Workspace Wednesday

Issue #167 / 26-AUG-26

Generate interactive simulations and models in the Gemini app

Gemini can transform your questions and complex topics into custom, interactive visualizations — directly within your Gemini app chat. Previously, responses were largely text with static diagrams. Now, functional simulations can help you better understand the topic you’re asking Gemini about.

Here’s how to use intelligent dictation in Gemini for macOS

Google recently introduced a new way to create, edit, and summarize in the Gemini app for macOS using just your voice, right where you’re already working. This intelligent dictation feature allows you to speak naturally into any window on your desktop, transcribing your spoken words into clean, polished text.

Record presentations in Google Slides with Google Vids

There’s now a seamless way to record presentations in Google Slides using Google Vids directly from the Slides interface. Moving forward, you will see a new Record option in the right-hand menu of Slides. Selecting this option guides you through a streamlined recording workflow and outputs an immediately shareable link.

Introducing Ask Gemini in Chat: your new partner in productivity

Google Chat is the central hub for real-time collaboration in Workspace, and now, it’s the place where you can bring the power of Gemini into your flow of teamwork. Ask Gemini in Google Chat is a unified command line for your work that helps you navigate your day, stay on top of the flow of collaboration, find what you’re looking for, and take action.

View Google Chat usage metrics in Gemini reports dashboard

Admins can now access Google Chat usage metrics in the Gemini reports dashboard across both organization- and user-level reports. At the organization level, this allows admins to track active Gemini users in Chat, analyze usage trends, and identify who benefits most from Gemini-powered features. At the user level, they can view the level of Gemini adoption for specific users.

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