Google Workspace Wednesday

Issue #41 / 06-MAR-24

Smooth scrolling in Google Sheets now available on desktop

Google has announced a highly-requested feature that improves control over your scrolling experience in Google Sheets. With smooth scrolling, you can scroll to a specific part of a row or column and stop wherever you’d like within the spreadsheet. This update works with all Sheets features, such as frozen rows, hidden columns, charts, buttons, comments, on right-to-left layouts, and when you use scrollbars (instead of a mouse/trackpad).

New enhancements in the Space Management Tool for admins: add multiple members or groups, review settings and details

Spaces in Google Chat are an essential part of collaboration and community building across organizations of all sizes. As such, it’s important for admins to easily view and manage their spaces to keep them productive and safe. Google is introducing several updates for the Space Management Tool in the Admin console, including an improved user interface and additional management capabilities. There are more ways to manage a single space, including adding multiple members and groups to a space at once, reviewing detailed space settings, and reviewing invited members.

Conduct direct 1:1 calls with people outside your video calling network on Google Meet mobile

1:1 cloud-encrypted video calling in the Meet mobile app makes it easier to connect with others by significantly reducing the need to create meeting links ahead of time. Google is expanding these 1:1 cloud-encrypted calls to allow users outside of your domain to initiate 1:1 calls, making it easier to connect with your external partners and stakeholders. However, to ensure external contact is appropriate, admins can turn this functionality on or off for their users.