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Document summary screenshot

You can now add a summary to your documents to provide a brief overview of the main points in a document.

To add a summary, within a document, navigate to View > Show document outline and the document outline will open on the left side of your screen. At the top, next to Summary, click on + to type in a summary to your document. You can edit it at any time, and it will appear in the document outline for all viewers of your document.

Availability

The feature is now available for all UNLVMail (@unlv.edu) and Rebelmail accounts (@unlv.nevada.edu).

Please visit the please visit the Google Workspace Learning Center to learn more about adding a document summary in Google Docs. 


Add text watermark screenshot

You can now add a text watermark to your Google Docs instead of having to upload an image. This watermark text will repeat behind the text on every page of your document and is preserved when importing or exporting from Microsoft Word.

This is useful for adding the UNLV logo or to indicate a document's state (e.g., confidential, draft, etc.).

Availability

The feature is now available for all UNLVMail (@unlv.edu) and Rebelmail accounts (@unlv.nevada.edu).

Please visit the please visit the Google Workspace Learning Center to learn more about adding text watermarks to Google Docs.


Screenshot of a Google Meet meeting

  • Breakout Rooms: Moderators can use breakout rooms to divide participants into smaller groups during video calls.
  • Polls: Moderators can create polls for participants to vote on during video calls.
  • Live Streaming: Moderators can live stream a video call so others can watch without being in the call.
  • Q&A: Participants can ask moderators questions from within the video call.
  • Attendance Tracking: Moderators can get a report on who attended their video calls and live streams.
  • Multiple Co-Hosts: Meeting hosts can add up to 25 co-hosts to their meetings.
  • Invite More Participants: You can now host up to 500 participants.

Availability

The feature is now available for all UNLVMail (@unlv.edu) and Graduate student's Rebelmail accounts (@unlv.nevada.edu). Undergraduate students can request for the feature to be added to their accounts here.

Please visit the Google Workspace Learning Center to learn more about Google Meet.