More features in Google Docs

Looks like adding new features is a way of life at Google. Just seen a flashing message on one of help pages now again they have released some new features. It is really amazing the ease by which they are able to add new features. Just compare this to a PC based application like outlook - you will keep installing packs and not everyone will do. With Google apps everyone is upgraded and they (users) need not make a single click.

Here are new features:

• Help menu in document toolbar
  Help is really closer now. Google has added a Help menu just to the right of the document Tools menu. Check out especially the "Learn from other Google users" option, which takes you straight to the Google Docs Help Group.
  

• Choosing the size for embedded presentations
  Google has added an option to choose a size for your embedded presentations to the websites. While publishing you can select the size. Learn more.
  

• Select multiple objects on a slide
  Now you can select multiple items by holdding the shift key. You can now select multiple objects at once -- then move them around, resize them, copy and paste them and more. Learn more.
  

Download Google's Help Files for Offline Access

Most of the critics of Google Apps argue about the off line access. Google has recently added off line access to a variety of its services — Google Reader and some of Google Apps (e.g. docs) are available offline using Google Gears. Many ask - "But what about Help files?"

Google’s documentation is one of the best documentation available. Most of the company’s services have help centers with feature overviews, tutorials and problem solving guides. But of course you need to be online to access that wealth of information. You can now download the help files and read them offline. As it turns out it's pretty easy to grab Google's documentation and keep a local copy.

It is easy to append an extra word to the help center URLs and get a download of all the help files. It won’t work for every service, but if you append ?fulldump=1 to the address of a Google help center you should get a massive HTML file with all the info you need.

From there you can just convert the HTML to a PDF file and save it on your local disk for offline access. Check out following links for help file of each of Google service:

Gmail Help: http://mail.google.com/support/?fulldump=1

Google Calendar Help: http://www.google.com/support/calendar/?fulldump=1

Google Docs Help: http://docs.google.com/support/?fulldump=1

Google Spreadsheets: http://docs.google.com/support/spreadsheets/?fulldump=1

Google Presentations: http://docs.google.com/support/presentations/?fulldump=1

Google Reader Help: http://www.google.com/support/reader/?fulldump=1

Google Video Help: http://video.google.com/support/?fulldump=1

YouTube Help: http://www.google.com/support/youtube/?fulldump=1

AdSense Help: https://www.google.com/adsense/support/?fulldump=1

Analytics Help: http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics?fulldump=1

Google Desktop Help: http://desktop.google.com/support/?fulldump=1

Picasa Help: http://picasa.google.com/support/?fulldump=1

Google Toolbar for IE: http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/?fulldump=1

Google Toolbar for Firefox: http://www.google.com/support/firefox/?fulldump=1