Google Tables is a product that originated in Area 120. No, Area 120 is not a place in the Nevada desert where aliens are studied. It’s the name for Google’s in-house incubator. Tables was launched in September 2020. It can be viewed as a middle ground between spreadsheet software and database software. Visually, Tables has […]
Here are two ways to superscript in Google Docs. 1. Highlight a character and then select Format > Text > Superscript from the menu. 2. Highlight a character. Click Ctrl + . on a PC. Click ⌘ + . on a Mac. Automatic superscripts in Google Docs Superscripting footnotes If you want to add a […]
We eyeballed the data for more than a million Google My Business (GMB) websites across ten countries to answer the question: Should a GMB website be your business’s only site? First — A Quick Primer on Google My Business Websites Any business that has a Google My Business profile (most do) can create a […]
Because Google has a sophisticated general search engine, there is an associated searching benefit to users of Gmail for Business (Google Workspace) and consumer Gmail users. That benefit is a set Gmail search operators that you can use to find specific emails anywhere within your Gmail account. Here are some of the ways you can […]
According to Wikipedia, “a typical text box is a rectangle of any size, possibly with a border that separates the text box from the rest of the interface.” In a document, as on a web page, a text box is used to emphasize or decorate text to make the text stand out from the rest […]
By default, entries into unlocked cells in Google Sheets care freeform. You and any editors you share a Sheet with can type or paste any numbers, letters or symbols into an unlocked cell. Even images can be entered into Google Sheets cells. This is one of the aspects of spreadsheets that makes them different from […]
Smart chips in Google Workspace are an easy way to connect people, files or events to a Google Doc. Smart chips are part of smart canvas, which is an updated product experience announced by Google in May 2021. Let’s look at how smart chips work and why you would want to use them. Connect People […]
Updated: October 3, 2020 Author’s Note: We first published this post over a decade ago after we adopted the then “Google Apps for Work.” The product, since rebranded Google Workspace, has served us well for all these years. In fact, we liked the product so much that we eventually transformed this website into a blog […]
There’s no doubt about it. Cloud computing is gaining some serious momentum. Part of this momentum is due to the fact that the trust issues that were commonplace several years ago among buyers have been reduced to mere pockets of concern. But, who are the most trustworthy application vendors in terms of customer data being safe […]
It’s easy for a user of free GMail or of Google Workspace to take for granted the massive and highly sophisticated infrastructure behind what’s on their screen. In fact, most people don’t really have any reason to think about what’s behind their user experience, any more than they care about what’s generating the electrical power […]
