There is a smattering of other small updates: emoji reactions in Google Docs in addition to traditional comments, a new timeline view in Google Sheets for improved project management, and best of all: a new вЂњpagelessвЂќ view in Google Docs that does away with the assumption that your document is meant for an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper. All of that integration will be useful, but it also has the benefit (for Google) of perhaps enticing users away from using competing products like Zoom or Slack and instead using GoogleвЂ™s cohesive suite. YouвЂ™ll be able to start a Meet video chat directly within Docs or share your Doc directly into a Meet call with a button in the doc. Ultimately, Google is working to make every single part of its Workspace suite of apps interconnected. ItвЂ™s not dissimilar to MicrosoftвЂ™s Fluid Office document project, which launched last year.

The idea behind the smart canvas is similar to workplace productivity suite dreams that reach as far back as OpenDoc in the вЂ™90s: having smaller bits of information like charts, text, and images become more modular and interconnected. TheyвЂ™re part of what Google is calling the вЂњsmart canvas,вЂќ a new initiative that promises to increase the cadence of product improvements for Workspace. Just like you can tag people with an symbol, starting today, you can use it to specialize links inside docs that hook up other files or meetings.

Google is launching a slate of new features for its Workspace productivity suite today, starting with new вЂњsmart chipsвЂќ that connect Google Docs to other products.

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