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Google Workspace Weekly Recap - September 25, 2026

Workday for Google Sheets is a new add-on that integrates Workday Adaptive Planning with Google Sheets and Slides, utilizing AI for analysis and eliminating manual data downloads. Google Sheets now offers a manual calculation setting allowing users precise control over formula updates. Study notebooks in Gemini are now accessible for Google Workspace accounts. Google Sheets pivot tables now support manual reordering and custom sorting. An integration with Confluence for Google Chat brings project context directly into conversations for enhanced collaboration. Google Meet's "Take notes for me" feature now offers quick notes for concise meeting overviews, with new admin and end-user settings taking effect soon. Occupancy counting is now available on Logitech room hardware in Google Meet. Google Workspace admins have a simplified process for importing emails from any IMAP server. Gemini Notebook can now be used as a context source within Google Docs for AI-powered prompts. Google Vids now features Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash with improved video extension quality and duration control. Google Admin console allows for the assignment of temporary administrator roles. PowerPoint files can now be imported and converted to client-side encrypted Google Slides. Google Calendar on the web now displays up to three time zones for improved global meeting coordination.