Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Spelling and grammar improvements in Docs

Update (May 29, 2019): This feature will now be available for G Suite Education and G Suite Enterprise for Education:

Rapid release domains: Extended rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on May 28, 2019.
Scheduled release domains: Full rollout (1-3 days for feature visibility) starting on June 13, 2019.

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Update (Feb 28, 2019): G Suite Education and G Suite Enterprise for Education users can continue to apply for the beta of this feature.

Quick launch summary 

Earlier this year we introduced a beta for new grammar suggestions in Google Docs. Now we’re making this feature available for G Suite Basic, Business, and Enterprise users.

The new features enhance existing spell check functions and highlight possible grammatical errors in your text. We’re also introducing a revamped interface for reviewing spelling and grammar suggestions which makes it faster and easier to spot and correct errors in your text.

Some improvements you’ll see are:

  • Grammar 
    • Possible grammar corrections will be underlined in blue. To see a suggested correction or dismiss the alert, simply right-click. 
    • You will also see possible grammar errors when running a spelling and grammar check through the Tools menu. 
  •  New language review interface
    •  You can easily review all language suggestions for your document with the updated spelling and grammar check tool. Access it through the “Tools” menu or right-click on a suggestion and select “Review more suggestions” — you’ll see each suggestion and actions to correct any errors. 
To learn more about how we’re using machine learning to recognize errors and suggest corrections to improve your writing, see here.

Availability 

Rollout details 
  • Rapid Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on March 5, 2019. 
  • Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on March 5, 2019. 
G Suite editions 
  • Available to G Suite Basic, G Suite Business, and G Suite Enterprise.
  • Not Available to G Suite for Education, G Suite Enterprise for Education, and G Suite for Nonprofits.  
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