Changes that affect the Google Docs and Google Slides menus:
- In the Format menu, text formatting options (including bold, italic, font size, and more) will be moved to a new “Text” submenu.
Changes that only affect Google Slides menus:
- The Table menu will be removed. Options to add or remove a table will be in the Insert menu. Options to format tables will be in the Format menu.
- In the Slide menu, four options for moving slides will be moved to a new “Move” submenu.
- In the Arrange menu, “Align horizontally” and “Align vertically” will be moved into a new “Align” submenu.
Changes that only affect Google Docs menus and toolbars:
- In the toolbar, text color and highlight color will be split into separate controls for each.
- In the toolbar, a new option will be added to “Insert image”
- The Table menu will be removed. Options to add or remove a table will be in the Insert menu. Options to format tables will be in the Format menu.
Changes that affect all Docs editors menus (including Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets):
- Items in the Insert menu will be reordered.
These changes will only affect the visual menu on the web version of these products. All options will still be available via keyboard shortcuts and the search box in the Help menu.
Launch Details
Release track:
Launching to Rapid Release, with Scheduled Release coming in two weeks
Editions:
Available to all G Suite editions
Rollout pace:
Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility)
Impact:
All end users
Action:
Change management suggested/FYI
More Information
Help Center: Keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs
Help Center: Keyboard shortcuts for Google Slides
Help Center: Docs editors homepage
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