{"id":649,"date":"2018-05-21T09:43:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T13:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/?p=649"},"modified":"2018-05-21T11:13:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T15:13:42","slug":"notice-something-new-in-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/2018\/05\/21\/notice-something-new-in-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice something new in Google?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-641 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.30.30-AM-300x298.png\" alt=\"Google &quot;add&quot; symbol\" width=\"101\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.30.30-AM-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.30.30-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.30.30-AM.png 355w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.30.30-AM-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.30.30-AM-230x230.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-642 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.30.41-AM-150x72.png\" alt=\"Google Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.30.41-AM-150x72.png 150w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.30.41-AM.png 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Have you noticed something new in Google ?!?!<\/h2>\n<h3>Both GMail and Google Drive are changing (or have already changed) the way they look, also known as its \u201cuser interface\u201d\u2026<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making the switch:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>GMail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, currently, you can <\/span><b>CHOOSE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whether or not to update your user interface by clicking the gear and selecting <\/span><b>\u201cTry the new Wellesley Public Schools Mail\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[You can also switch back to the \u201cclassic GMail,\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">likely you will eventually be forced to the new GMail with no option to switch back.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your <\/span><b>WPS Google Drive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> automatically switched to the new user interface sometime last week &#8211; this is\/was not a choice nor can you switch back!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the changes in <\/span><b>Google Drive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are mostly \u201ccosmetic\u201d, there are some new features in <\/span><b>GMail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to call your attention to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new, right-hand<\/span><\/i> <b>Sidebar<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allows quicker access to Calendar, Google Keep &amp; Tasks<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Smart Reply<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u200bmight \u200bsuggest \u200bresponses based \u200bon \u200bthe \u200bemail \u200byou \u200breceive. \u200bTo \u200bsave \u200btime, select \u200ba \u200bresponse \u200b(edit \u200bit \u200bif \u200byou \u200bwant), \u200band \u200bsend your \u200breply.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Take action<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on an email directly from the inbox (without \u201copening\u201d the message). \u00a0Quickly \u200barchive, \u200bdelete, \u200bmark \u200bas \u200bunread \u200bor \u200bread, and \u200bsnooze \u200bemail \u200bfrom \u200byour \u200binbox. \u200bPoint \u200bto messages \u200bin \u200byour \u200binbox \u200band \u200bchoose \u200ban \u200boption.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If \u200byou <\/span><\/i><b>+\u200bmention<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> someone in the body of your email \u200bwith \u200ba \u200bplus \u200b(+) \u200bor \u200bat \u200b(@) \u200bsign, \u200bGmail automatically \u200badds \u200bthem \u200bto \u200byour \u200bemail \u200bas a \u200brecipient.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the clock icon to <\/span><\/i><b>Snooze<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u200bemail \u200buntil \u200bexactly \u200bwhen \u200byou \u200bneed \u200bit. \u200bThe email \u200bmoves \u200bout \u200bof \u200byour \u200binbox \u200band \u200bopens \u200bagain \u200bat a \u200btime \u200byou \u200bchoose.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GMail will now \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com\/2018\/05\/gmail-remind-respond.html\"><b>Nudge<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d users to reply to emails they may have missed and to follow up on emails for which they haven\u2019t received a response.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more detailed instructions about these new features, and others, check out the following:<\/span><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-643\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.32.05-AM-300x224.png\" alt=\"GMail Logo\" width=\"70\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.32.05-AM-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.32.05-AM-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.32.05-AM.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 70px) 100vw, 70px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-644\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.32.50-AM.png\" alt=\"Google Drive Logo\" width=\"61\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.32.50-AM.png 219w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-21-at-9.32.50-AM-150x141.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 61px) 100vw, 61px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/mail\/answer\/7677724?utm_source=gsuite&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=new_gmail\"><b>Learn What\u2019s New in GMail<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com\/2018\/05\/google-drive-ui-updates.html\"><b>Google Drive UI (User Interface) Updates<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/gsuite.google.com\/learning-center\/products\/gmail\/cheat-sheet\/gmail-cheat-sheet.pdf\"><b>Cheat Sheet<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/gsuite.google.com\/learning-center\/products\/drive\/#!\/\"><b>Google Drive Learning Center<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/gsuite.google.com\/learning-center\/products\/gmail\/?utm_source=gsuite&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=new_gmail#!\/\"><b>GMail Learning Center<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/gsuite.google.com\/learning-center\/assets\/pdf\/top-new-gmail-features.pdf\"><b>Top 6 Things to Know about the New GMail<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>To save or print this handout click <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1d-t1KMPVtg9QFNNncJTI3fEOY4SEvRIS\/view?usp=sharing\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you noticed something new in Google ?!?! 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