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Use the new Compare Documents feature to highlight the differences between two docs

Use the new Compare Documents feature to highlight the differences between two docs In this example, we have a Business Process Manual from 2018 and we are using the Compare documents feature to compare it with the new Business Process Manual for 2019. To try this, in your doc go to: Tools > Compare documents Select the file you want to compare your current document to In the Attribute differences to field, enter the name of the person who will be labelled as the author of the changes in the comparison file. Select Compare This will create a comparison file with the differences highlighted as Suggested Edits Guest tip by Jordan Hughes at CloudShed .
Create impressive dashboards using these new Google Sheets features

Create impressive dashboards using these new Google Sheets features Last month Google announced 3 new features to enhance reporting in Google Sheets Themes Using themes, you can apply changes to the format of an entire spreadsheet. This will affect the following: Text font and colour in the sheet, charts, and pivot tables Chart background colour Colour of series on charts Pivot table background To apply a theme, select Format > Theme and choose from a preset theme, or to create a custom theme, select Customise in the top right. Slicers If you create a custom dashboard, you can add a slicer to filter your tables, charts, or pivot tables. Scorecard Charts These can be useful to show KPIs, on your spreadsheet. Now you can really show off in Sheets! Guest tip by Jordan Hughes at CloudShed .
Create team task lists in Keep

Stay organised with team task lists in Keep Google Keep is great to take quick notes in meetings and keep your own personal task lists. It’s also great when you can share those task lists with your team, so you can all stay organised, together! Here’s how to do it: You can find Keep in your G Suite apps menu (it’s a mobile app too) In Keep > Select Title your list and start adding tasks Select and add the email addresses of the people you want to share with Awesome… You now have a live, collaborative task list with your colleagues (it’s also great for shopping lists on your personal Google accounts!) Guest tip by Jordan Hughes at CloudShed .

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