Google is expanding its G Suite successor to include new collaboration functions

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Google has announced new works for the workspace as part of the in-house I / O developer conference. The successor to the G-Suite is increasingly adapted for collaboration and is a new way of working with the so-called “Smart Canvas”.

Google describes the Smart Canvas feature as “the next evolution of collaboration for the Google workspace”. Improve smart canvas Google’s formerly G-Suite Called Office Platform with Docs, Sheets and Slides, so that it becomes “even more flexible, interactive and intelligent”. According to Google any new features will lead to better collaboration which should be available by the end of the year.

The so-called smart chips are part of the new Smart Canvas function. They can be used to add recommended files, people, or meetings that are relevant to the work process in the docs using the @ sign. If smart chips are inserted, they provide a preview of the document or a brief user profile with job title, status, and other details, depending on whether they are documents or people. Smart chips should also be converted to sheets in the coming months.

In addition, Google Docs will include checklists in both mobile and desktop views, with which tasks can be recorded even faster and assigned to peers. In addition, it is possible to record milestones and current status during the project with the Project Tracker table. Tasks are also listed in the Google Tasks list to make task allocation easier.

Another building block for the workspace is a new document template for capturing meeting notes: all information from calendar meeting invitations, including smart chips for participants and attached files, has to be imported into it.

Docs also has new table templates that enable users to create voting tables on specific topics in order to receive feedback from the team.

Google is expanding its scope even further: a new, pageless format in Docs should enable content to be widely used on any device or screen. In addition, new views in the sheet should help to be able to better manage data and interact with it.

Enables video calls in workspace docs. (Image: google)

A timeline view also seems practical, with tracking of tasks considered easier and faster. It provides the possibility to organize tasks according to the user, data according to the owner and according to categories, campaigns, or other relevant features.

According to Google, for a quick video call with the team, content can be presented in the workspace from docs, sheets, and slides directly to the web via Google Meet in the future. During the fall, Google Meat will also integrate it directly into docs, sheets and slides. It is designed to help teams see and hear each other while working remotely. To not waste too much space for video on the screen, the video feed can be pinned and your own feed is turned off.

Conversely, sheets and documents should also be created and edited in chat rooms. This makes it possible, for example, to switch from chat to direct to productive mode. This function will also be introduced for slides during the next few weeks.

Google Workspace: Documents can be created directly in chat. (Image: google)

Another innovation is support for emoji responses in the docs, which will be made available over the next few months.

The Google workspace inherits the “helper writing” function. (Image: google)

Google is also giving its workspace a so-called “assisted writing” function for docs: according to the company, it will display warnings about offensive words or language, as well as other stylistic suggestions. It aims to speed up editing and improve writing.

Sheets also have to be smart: Using the analysis functions in the web version, suggestions are made that should help in formulation and troubleshooting of formulas. This should make it easier for non-Excel experts to gain knowledge from the data.

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