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On January 5, ISU upgraded our email to the new integrated Gmail Experience. This upgrade features exciting new collaboration tools while maintaining the key Gmail features we rely on. We’ve provided links to
more information, Quick Start Guides, and this basic overview of the key differences featured in the upgrade.
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Gmail Experience Overview
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Google Chat is now built into Gmail, so you can quickly communicate with coworkers without leaving Gmail.
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The new
Rooms application allows you to create workspaces to collaborate with a group and provides the ability to share documents and tasks within the room, making it easier to work on projects together.
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Google Hangouts has gone away. If you have old Hangouts conversations you need to access, you can go to
hangouts.google.com. Google designed Rooms to replace the Hangouts chat groups.
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Video conferencing is available in Gmail using
Meet, which features a simple interface to quickly share your screen, hold a video call, or give presentations to remote groups or individuals.
The infographic below explains the best ways to take full advantage of the new Gmail Experience. We are especially pleased with the new collaboration opportunities the upgrades provide. For more information about the full suite of available collaboration tools, visit
our Collaboration website.Important Note regarding legacy Hangouts Group Messages
You will be able to continue recent 1:1 chats from Hangouts in the new Google Chat, but group messages from Hangouts (including their history) will not be migrated to Google Chat. If you have important group messages in classic Hangouts, we recommend you
recreate them as Rooms in the new Google interface.
Accessing Hangouts Group history
Classic Hangouts chat functionality will no longer be supported after January 5th. Even though Hangouts group messages will not be migrated to the new Google Chat, they can still be accessed for reference at
hangouts.google.com. Note, this is a read-only format.
Additional Help Resources
Please get in touch with the IT Service Desk for additional assistance.
(208) 282-4357 or Go to
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