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Google Photos is rolling out a new feature called Me Meme, an AI-powered meme creator that lets you drop a reference photo into meme templates (with an option to upload your own image). Access via Create > Me Meme; the feature is experimental and rolling out to Android and iOS over the coming weeks, and generated images may not perfectly match the original photo.
PowerPoint offers a variety of free templates for different purposes, accessible with a Microsoft account. These include the Blue Spheres Pitch Deck for corporate presentations, Infographic Resume for concise resumes, Event Planning Deck for organizing events, Business Brainstorming Template for productive ideation sessions, and Bold Project Timeline for project planning. These templates provide practical tools for various needs, from business pitches to event organization, all available at no cost.
Instagram has launched customizable "Add Yours" templates, allowing users to create meme-able Stories with GIFs, images, and text. Users can add elements like GIFs, custom text, or images and pin them using the "Add Yours Templates" sticker. Others can add to the template but cannot change the original elements. This feature expands on the interactive Add Yours sticker and promotes creative expression and collaboration. Instagram also introduced a template browser for Reels and released a generative AI-powered background editing tool in the U.S.
Google Docs offers a range of lesser-known features that can enhance productivity and document creation. Users can look up definitions, switch to a pageless view for an infinite canvas, create building blocks with templates like meeting notes and email drafts, generate a table of contents automatically, compare documents, explore the web and Google Drive within the document, react with emoji, copy and paste formats, display word count while typing, use text expansion for automatic substitutions, search for tools or features, utilize keyboard shortcuts, and drop in smart chips for dynamic information and linking to other files.
Instagram is updating its Reels templates feature, allowing users to create videos based on someone else's content. This could result in a lot of repetitive content that looks similar to everything else. The presets will now include text and transitions from the original video, although users can customize different elements. Instagram is also adding a template browser page to help users find popular templates. Similar features exist on other short-form video apps like TikTok.
Google is rolling out "Help me organize" for Google Sheets, which uses generative AI to suggest and create table templates for complex tracking and organizing tasks. The feature allows users to enter prompts and customize the table as needed. This is a gradual rollout to Trusted Testers in Google's Workspace Labs program. The addition of AI is fitting for Google Sheets, given its occasionally daunting use case.
ChatGPT, an AI software, can help with productivity hacks such as learning new Excel or Google Sheets formulas, getting quick answers to questions, streamlining daily and weekly planning, creating templates, diversifying arguments, outlining and organizing work, and brainstorming. While it cannot replace professional writers, it can be a helpful tool for optimizing time and increasing productivity.