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Do you store passwords using Google Chrome’s password manager?

Launched earlier this month, Google now provides a Password Checkup feature that checks the security and strength of your saved passwords, and tells you if Google finds any passwords that have been compromised (in a third-party breach, for example.) The Password Checkup feature will provide you personalized, recommended actions if any are needed.

For more information on this new feature, see the original blog post here.

To check your passwords and have Google generate a report, visit passwords.google.com.

If you like to use Google Drive on the web, you can change how items are displayed by changing the “Density” setting to comfortable, cozy, or compact.

To try out the different views and see what suits you best:

1. From Google Drive, click the Settings Cog Wheel in the top right corner of the screen.
2. See Density.
3. Select from comfortable, cozy, or compact.

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Announced last week from the G Suite Updates Blog, you can now display the word count while you type in Google Docs.

This feature is useful for users who very often need to see the word count in the documents they’re writing. To display the word count continuously while typing, select Tools > Word Count > Display word count while typing. The word count will then be displayed in the lower left corner of the document.

For more information, click here to see the original post from the G-Suite Updates Blog.

Today’s tip is short but sweet!

Did you know that you can tag someone in a comment that you add to Google Docs, Slides, or Sheets? You can draw the attention of a specific person by using “@ or + sign” and email address in the comment box. The email holder will receive a notification email about the comment or question.

If you’re not very familiar with using comments and action items in Google Apps, click here for more information from the Google Help Center.

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Are you currently using Google Keep? If not, you’re missing out!

Google Keep is a syncing notepad that connects to your Google Drive. Google Keep supports photo notes, voice notes, checklists, and more. See this article from PCWorld for ten tips and tricks to help you master Google Keep.

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Want some more efficient ways to search for messages in your Gmail? For example, searching for messages from a particular sender, or messages containing specific words in the subject line?

See this article from Gmail Help for a full list of search operators that you can use to filter your search results.

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Today’s tech tip is a useful keyboard shortcut for Google Drive!

Google Drive allows us to place any file inside one or more folders with having to create copies of that file. By doing this, organizing your Google Drive becomes easier, and editing the file inside one folder also updates all other instances of the file.

1. Open Google Drive in your web browser.
2. Select a file, and press Shift + Z . You will see an “Add to Folder” window appear.
3. Next, select the folder where you want to add the selected file and click OK.