Lock down cells with Protected Ranges in Google spreadsheets

One of the best features of Google Apps is the ability to edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations simultaneously with multiple people. We can watch each other update documents while we're updating, enhancing our collaboration and productivity.

Google has now added the ability to protect ranges of cells in shared spreadsheets so that not everyone can update every cell. This can also be useful in shared spreadsheets where sections of the spreadsheets are updated by different people. 

Here's the slideshow from Google

And here's the blog post announcing it.

Lock down cells with Protected Ranges in Google spreadsheets

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10 Google Apps tips and tricks for better productivity

Here's a nice slideshow from InfoWorld with some useful tips on Google Apps - mostly Gmail and Calendar. 


10 Google Apps tips and tricks for better productivity 

1. How to receive a daily agenda
2. How to sign out of Gmail remotely
3. How to access Google Calendar offline
4. How to alert others when you're on vacation
5. How to customize Calendar time ranges
6. How to chat off the record
7. How to add events to Google Calendar via SMS
8. How to quickly add multiple attachments to an email
9. How to learn more about your contacts
10. How to auto-decline appointments

Infoworld is an enterprise IT magazine that's been around for years. I first subscribed when I was working on mainframes in the last century. Anyone who wondered if Google Apps has been accepted as an enterprise product need look no further than this article. I was actually a bit surprised to see the tips for Google Apps here. 

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