Google Workspace Updates May 2025: Smarter Gemini, AI Videos, and Major App Enhancements

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Every month, Google unleashes a wave of new features and improvements for Google Workspace, and May 2025 is no exception. At Cloudasta, we're always on the lookout for the most impactful updates to help you work smarter. We've sifted through the latest releases to bring you the highlights that you can start using today.

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Supercharge Your Workflow with Gemini Enhancements

Google's AI assistant, Gemini, is becoming even more integrated into your daily workflow, making it easier than ever to leverage its power within Google Drive.

• Drag-and-Drop Functionality: You can now initiate a conversation with Gemini by simply dragging a file directly into the sidebar. This intuitive feature allows you to instantly incorporate your documents and data into your prompts, streamlining your research and content creation process. No more digging through folders or using the "@" symbol to find what you need – just drag, drop, and chat.
  
  
• Export Responses to Docs and Sheets: Once you've had a productive chat with Gemini, you can now export the entire conversation directly to a Google Doc or Sheet. This eliminates the tedious process of copying and pasting, ensuring that your data is neatly formatted and ready to use. This seamless export function is perfect for quickly generating reports, summaries, or data sets from your Gemini interactions.

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Unleash Your Creativity with Google Vids

Google Vids, the new AI-powered video creation tool, is getting some exciting updates to help you produce professional-quality videos with minimal effort.

• New "Getting Started" Page: To help new users get up and running quickly, Google Vids now features a comprehensive "Getting Started" page. This hub offers various entry points, whether you want to plan your video, turn your ideas into clips, or start with a pre-designed template. This guidance ensures you're never starting from a blank canvas and can begin creating compelling video content right away.
  
  
• Generate Custom Video Clips with Veo: A standout new feature is the ability to generate custom video clips using Veo, Google's advanced video generation model. Simply type a prompt describing the scene you envision, and Veo will create a high-quality video clip for you. For example, a marketing team could generate a video of a "cutting-edge aerodynamic self-driving car in a sleek dark metallic finish glides effortlessly along a serpentine coastal highway." This powerful tool opens up a world of creative possibilities for branded storytelling and visual explanations.

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Elevate Your Presentations with New Google Slides Templates

Say goodbye to bland presentations! Google Slides has rolled out a vast collection of new, high-quality, professional templates. You can now access these sleek and modern designs directly from the sidebar. Each template includes a wide variety of slide layouts, from timelines and infographics to text-heavy and image-focused slides. This makes it easy to find the perfect design to tell your story and impress your audience.

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Bring Your Notes to Life with Rich Text Formatting in Google Keep

For fans of Google Keep's simplicity, a long-awaited feature has finally arrived: rich text formatting on the web. While Keep has always been fantastic for quick, plain-text notes, you can now add more structure and visual appeal to your thoughts. The new formatting options include:

• Bold
• Underline
• Two new header sizes

This is a game-changer for organizing more detailed notes and making key information stand out.

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A Small but Mighty Update for Google Forms: Contact the Owner

Have you ever come across a Google Form with an issue but had no way of knowing who created it? A new, "unsung hero" feature aims to solve this problem. Users can now click the question mark icon at the bottom of a form and select "Contact the form owner." While you might not use this feature every day, it will be incredibly handy when you need to report a problem or ask a question about a form.

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Stay Ahead of the Curve with Cloudasta

These are just a few of the many updates Google released for Workspace in May 2025. Keeping up with all the changes can be a challenge, but you don't have to do it alone.

At Cloudasta, we are Google Workspace specialists dedicated to helping businesses like yours get the most out of this powerful suite of tools. From seamless migration and expert support to in-depth training, we're here to ensure your team is equipped for success.

Ready to unlock the full potential of Google Workspace? Contact Cloudasta today to learn how we can help you thrive in the cloud!

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