


Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Meet are all getting new four-color icons. Right now there is only text chat inside a document, but soon you'll be able to press a video chat button to collaborate.Īlong with the new brand comes new icons, most of which match the four-color motif Google has been rolling out across its ecosystem. For users of G Suite-erm, I mean "Google Workspace"-Gmail was turned into a one-stop productivity shop, with the ability to open chat rooms and documents right in the Gmail interface.Īs part of this announcement, Google Meet video chat is also coming to the individual Google document editors (Docs, Sheets, etc). Google says, "Our new Google Workspace brand reflects this more connected, helpful, and flexible experience, and our icons will reflect the same." Google's "more connected experience" shipped two months ago in Gmail, which got a merged interface with Google Chat, Meet, and Docs on the Web. Choose your new visibility then use the green Save button, and then the blue Done.Google's business productivity suite is getting its fourth brand in 14 years. This business app suite was originally called " Google Apps for Your Domain" when it launched in 2006, then " Google Apps for Work," then " G Suite" in 2016, and now it's " Google Workspace." To change the visibility of a document, file or folder use the blue Share button, and then the Change… link. View - You can view and make requests to share the document, file or folder with others Ĭomment - You can view and make comments on the document, file or folder and make requests to share the document with others Įdit - You can make changes to the document, file or folder, change visibility options and invite others to view, comment or edit. Public on the web - Anyone can search for and accessĪs well as choosing who can access, you can control the Access they get, either view only, comment, or edit. People at - Anyone in your domain can search for and access ( requires Google Apps)Īnyone with the link - Anyone who has the url can access People at with the link - Anyone in your domain with the url to your document can access ( requires Google Apps) Private - only available to you - No-one else can access unless you specifically invite them ( this changes the visibility to Shared with specific people) Google Drive sets the visibility of any new document, file or folder created in to Private (unless you use Google Apps and your domain admin sets the default differently), but you can choose from up to five visibility options.

Link sharing provides blanket sharing for your document, file or folder.
