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title: "Google Workspace Wednesday Issue #87 (12-FEB-25)"
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News and updates covering Google Workspace and Google Cloud Platform for small and midsize businesses.

| View in browser Google Workspace Wednesday   Issue #87 / 12-FEB-25 Create and vote on polls directly in Google Chat   In order to provide users with an easy way to gather feedback directly in their Google Chat conversations, Google is introducing a new Poll app. Through a simple creation process, teams and groups can share questions for feedback. This feature can be useful in scenarios in which you need to poll colleagues about an upcoming event, meeting time or team outing. The Poll app provides the ability to see results instantly, along with options to make polls multi-choice or anonymous. Using the Poll app, teams can arrive at faster, more inclusive decisions while keeping the conversation flowing. Read more Improving the cover images experience in Google Docs   Google Docs has improved its cover image feature, adding more insertion options like Google Drive, Google Photos, web search, and URLs. The stock image library now includes 100+ new themed images. And users can add a cover image via the "Cover image" chip, with the option to create one using Gemini.  Read more Google Vault now supports the Gemini app   Google Vault now supports the Gemini app on both web and mobile, enabling admins to perform eDiscovery tasks for Gemini conversations. With this update, admins can search prompts and responses using various filters, such as user and date, to quickly refine results. Searches can be conducted across groups of users or Organizational Units (OUs) of up to 5,000 members. Additionally, Vault allows for the export of Gemini conversations in XML format, accessible through both the user interface and API, streamlining data management and compliance efforts. Read more Easily convert data to people chips and update chip format in Google Sheets   Similar to the functionality in Google Sheets that helps you easily convert data to dropdown chips, you can now use bulk chip conversion for people chips. If you have a column of data that includes a variety of emails, Sheets will show a “Convert to people chips” suggestion when you click into your data range. By hovering over that indicator, you can preview the suggestion and then convert your data to people chips in one click. Read more Follow   \|   View   \|   Visit   \|   Meet Cumulus Global, 4 Bellows Road / 2nd Floor, PO Box 1129, Westborough, MA 01581-6129, USA, +1 (508) 948-4070 / (866) 356-1202 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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