Welcome to the monthly Product Newsletter for January 2023.
GENERAL UPDATES
New search fields: author, file creation date, and file modified date
Now you can be more specific in your advanced search parameters to find information faster. The new field author is automatically created for each file and it's composed of the person who created/uploaded the file and every person that saved a minor and major version.
Convert old Office files to current format automatically (.doc to .docx)
You can now convert old Office file formats (.doc, .ppt, .xls) to the current Office file formats (.docx, .pptx, .xlsx) automatically with one click. Select the file you would like to convert and click on the convert button. We have also enabled a dialog to prompt you to update old files when you try to open them.
Lock and unlock files in bulk with an optional messages
New option to lock and unlock multiple files in bulk with an optional lock message. This can be used for offline mode when you are traveling.
View all your locked files
You can find all your locked files at once from a new section in the file explorer.
Folder shortcuts
Create folder shortcuts to organize your content better and navigate to another folder in a different location with one click.
Web bookmarks (URLs)
Save bookmarks to webpages within Drive so you can track relevant information from teh web right with your files. Bookmarks can also be categorized with tags and all the standard file functionality.
2023-02 Roadmap
The upcoming features on our roadmap for February include:
- Copy several hyperlinks at the same time to paste in emails/chat
- Revamp our offline functionality in Tools to include folders
- Publicly launch v1 of Workflow
The Synergy team