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Attendance Tracking in Google Meet

There have been HUGE improvements to Meet, and more to come. A super useful one is attendance tracking which is part of the ‘Host controls’ in a meeting.
How to access your Google Calendar when offline

Google Workspace users can enable offline support for Google Calendar to make sure their agenda is available to view even without an internet connection. Once enabled, users can view any events scheduled at any time in the future, as well as four weeks prior. To enable offline mode for Google Calendar follow these steps: Open Google Calendar in a desktop browser (e.g. Chrome) and go to Settings Under General settings, click on Offline Enable the “Turn on offline calendar” feature by clicking on it. Reload your calendar. Please note that only your calendars (My calendars) will be saved offline. Any calendars showing in the Other calendars section will not be available for offline view. You will now be able to view your events even when you’re not connected to the internet, although you won’t be able to create new events or edit the existing ones until you’re back online.
How to always show the word count in Google Docs

Keep track of the word count in any Google Doc by enabling the word count with just a few clicks. The live word count will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. In the top menu bar, go to Tools and click on Word count From the pop up menu, select the checkbox next to "Display word count while typing" and click OK. Preview the word count in the bottom left corner of the screen, as you type. Click on it to check other stats such as pages and characters. Now it’s easier to reach your word count goal without having to worry about your progress.

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