Google+ Now Available to UCSC

ITS is pleased to announce that Google+ is now available to UCSC Google accounts starting December 19.

Email and Docs - a New Way to Send Files

Since Google Drive (new name for Google Docs) launched, UCSC has started using Drive to keep, create and share files. It’s now even easier to share with others: you can insert files from Drive directly into an email without leaving your UCSC email. This only works if you are using the Google email web interface AND Google's new email compose feature.   

New Google Email App for iPhone and iPad

Google has completely rebuilt the Gmail App (UCSC Google Email) for iPhone and iPad to give you a faster, sleeker, and easier experience on iOS.

Google Help Forums

Have you ever visited Google Help Forums? It's a place where you can share your suggestions, ask questions, and connect with people from around the world (similar to our user groups). 

Include "Add to my calendar" Link in Emails

If you want to notify a group of people about an event but don’t want to clutter their calendars with unwanted invitations, you can insert a special link into an email. If recipients are interested in the event, they can then click the link to add the event to their own calendars. You should use this method only if tracking attendance isn’t important.

New ways to get things done in Google Docs/Drive

In case you haven’t noticed, here are a handful of small updates that will make it easier to find, organize, and view files on Google Docs now called Drive. Read more >>

Google Drive Replaces Google Docs

Between November 15 and 29, Google will automatically switch those people still using GoogleDocs to Drive. All your Google Docs will move to Drive, so you won't lose any documents. 

When using Google Apps...Share Safely

Google Apps are great for collaboration and sharing, but it's easy to share more than you intended or accidentally allow others to re-organize your folders. For details on how to share safely, see Quick Reference Card. Information about Google security and privacy.

Google's New Email Compose and Reply Experience

Google is always trying to make Gmail faster and easier to use, so on November 20, Google is introducing a completely redesigned compose and reply experience.

Google Apps Available to UCSC

As part of the UCSC Google Apps Project, ITS turned on all Google consumer Apps (except Merchant Center, Chrome Web Store, and Marketplace) for the UCSC domain on September 20.