New Google Releases Make Collaboration Easier

Google has two updates that are being rolled out this month to help improve collaboration. First, the "Shared with Me" tab in Google Drive is becoming more predictive and will feature documents shared by your most frequent collaborators. Learn more about this feature from Google.

Second, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides will now feature an activity dashboard for more transparency into who has viewed files and when. This will help editors know when to alert collaborators when changes have been made. To learn more about this feature check out Google's post.

Both of these features will become available in the coming weeks.

Custom Bullet Points in Google Docs and Slides

It is easy to customize bulleted lists in Google Docs and Slides if you want more than the default options available. The list icon can be found in the toolbar and a dropdown shows the default options available. To add a customized option, go to Format, Bullets & Numbering, List Options, and select More bullets.

This opens a menu of special characters. You can browse options, use the search bar to help find specific shapes, or draw your own icon to use.

For more help with features and options available for bulleted lists, including restarting numbered list and adjusting indents, check out Google's Help Guide.

Slides Carnival

Looking for some quick and easy templates for Google Slides? Slides Carnival offers a large library of templates complete with matching images and icons. The templates will work for PowerPoint as well and come in a large variety of styles that can be used "as-is" or easily customized. Slides Carnival includes directions for making a copy of the templates to use in Google or for downloading as a PowerPoint presentation. The latest template linked below has a holiday theme.

http://www.slidescarnival.com/christmas-2017-free-presentation-template/2117