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| This topic may not be relevant to all Bluescape users and may not apply to all Organizations. If you’re unsure whether your Organization is using the Bluescape for Government release, reach out to your IT department. |
The 2023 Q1 Bluescape for Government Release is here, and we have some great features and improvements to share. Take a look and let us know what you think!
Features
Bluescape Home
This release brings a refresh to the Bluescape Home page, adding ease of use to how you create, share, and manage your Bluescape experience.
Favorites
- Easy access to favorites
- Most recent 5 favorites in Sidebar
- Additional favorites can be accessed by clicking on the > arrow
- Star a workspace to add it to the favorites list
Search
- Global Workspace Search (all workspaces in all teams to which you have access)
- Search auto-populates with most recently visited workspaces
- Frequently visited workspaces move to the top of the search
- If more than five workspaces match your query, you can view all matches on the search results page
Learn More: Overview of Bluescape Home
Text Consistency for Shapes
Bluescape now provides greater text consistency in Shapes to match that of other objects:
- Font size
- Font family
- Background colors
- Highlight colors
- Indenting and bullets
- Persistent text overflow icon
Examples:
Highlight colors:
Persistent text overflow icon:
Learn more: Workspace Toolbar - Text
Object Rotation 
Bluescape users can now rotate objects (Strokes, Shapes, Notecards, and a full 360 degrees within a workspace (see Support Note).
Learn More: Rotating an Object in a Workspace
Image Curation 
Image curation is now available in Bluescape. This allows you to create and manage your curated image collections, allowing you to save and share your workspace with anyone. All users can add an unlimited number of images to their collection.
Learn more: Using Image Curation in Bluescape
Pre-Provisioning Users
Enterprise Customers who block external emails for security purposes can now connect users to Bluescape with a pre-provisioned password that can be configured and re-generated by the Bluescape Organizational Administrator. Bluescape also now supports individual or CSV provisioning.
Note: This feature is limited to Enterprise customers only. Pre-provisioning must be enabled by Bluescape Support. Contact us by replying on-thread to this topic for further assistance.
Export Voted Content
We’ve enhanced the ability for Workspace owners and editors to export their voted content for easy data gathering. Previously, users could only download text. In December, we added more metadata and aggregated reaction count to your CSV or ZIP format file export.
Learn More: Adding Reactions to Workspace Content - Exporting Reactions to CSV Format
Notable Improvements
Accessibility Improvements
This release brings an update for those using assistive technology to navigate Bluescape. Users can now:
- Use their keyboard and screen reader
- Add alt-text to content within the workspace
- Access, select, move, add, and edit content in the workspace
- Enable high-contrast mode
Learn more: Bluescape Accessibility Statement
Workspace Sharing Enhancement
You can now share a workspace with another user with a one-click share to enter the invitee’s email address. Add multiple email addresses at once in the same box using Copy > Paste. Users can continue to use the CSV upload option if desired.
Learn More: Sharing Your Workspace with Another User (Web)
Where to Next?
- Help improve existing features - Share your suggestions in Product Feedback
- Drive discussion around a new feature idea - Share your Wishlist suggestion
- Search the community and discover more Bluescape
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