Quick summary In Google Meet, you can now see participants who were invited to the meeting but have yet to join the call. These participants can be found under the “Also invited” heading. Additionally, you’ll also be able to see the RSVP status of everyone on the invite, including “optional” attendees and RSVP notes. From here, you can reach out to those users via Chat to confirm whether they will be joining directly from Meet, eliminating the need to open additional tabs or switch to another app. We hope this feature makes it easier for you to start meetings more efficiently by quickly determining who has not joined and sending them a nudge via Chat directly from Meet. Getting started Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. End users: For users in eligible Google Workspace editions, this feature will be available by default for Meet calls with a Calendar event. Rollout pace Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains : Extended rollout (potentially longer than
What’s changing In 2019, we announced Office editing to make it easier to work with Microsoft Office files in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides and launched better features allowing you to work anywhere with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides in offline mode. Starting today, you can work offline with Microsoft Office files on your desktop. Who’s impacted End users Why you’d use it This feature brings the collaboration benefits of Google Workspace to Microsoft Office files. At times when your device is offline, you’re now able to edit, comment, and collaborate on Office files using Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Any changes made to files while offline will then sync to Drive once you are connected again. Additional details This change only applies to files that have already been opened in Office editing mode. Getting started Admins: Offline access is allowed by default. Visit the Help Center to learn more about setting up offline access to Docs editors . End users: Offline acce