Laurence Svekis

Laurence Svekis is a web technology enthusiast, educator, and author who has been working in the field for over 20 years. He has expertise in web development technologies, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, and MySQL. Svekis is a prolific course instructor on Udemy, with over 500,000 students enrolled in his courses. He has authored over 100 online courses, covering a wide range of web technologies and tools, such as Google Apps Script, WordPress, React, Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. His courses are known for their practical and hands-on approach, with a focus on real-world projects and examples. In addition to teaching, Svekis is also a published author, with several books to his name Svekis is passionate about empowering people with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the rapidly evolving field of web technology. He is committed to providing high-quality educational resources that are accessible to anyone, regardless of their background or experience level.

Apps Script Lesson Select Emails using Regex on Doc Body text apply style for highlighting selection

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Highlight emails in a Doc using Regex on Doc Body Contents Select all matching results from a Regex for email patterns.  Creates an array of the emails contained in the doc, then applies styling to the email.  Highlight the matching results with a yellow background and black text. function onOpen(){  DocumentApp.getUi()  .createMenu(’emails’)  .addItem(‘Highlight’,’highlighter’)  .addToUi() } … Read more

How to Copy All Images from Doc into your Google Drive apps script blob file creator

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Copy All Images from Doc into your Google Drive Example will extract all the images from a Google Doc and make copies of them directly into your Google Drive. function onOpen(){  DocumentApp.getUi()  .createMenu(‘images’)  .addItem(‘creator’,’getImgs’)  .addToUi() } function getImgs(){  const doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();  const body = doc.getBody();  const images = body.getImages();  const id = ‘1mW6Yh2X4wU8A-vQs1Z2RRVHIfHD_SI3u’;  const … Read more

How to Add Images from Drive and the web into Google Doc with Apps Script one click UI menu

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Adding images from the web and Drive to Google Docs UI menu item to dynamically add images like logos and others. Press the menu button and add an image. Images can be from Google Drive or from the web. Preselected images within your Doc function onOpen() {  DocumentApp.getUi().createMenu(‘adder’)  .addItem(‘Logo’,’addLogo1′)  .addItem(‘Logo GDrive’,’addLogo2′)  .addItem(‘Svekis’,’addLogo3′)  .addToUi(); } function … Read more

Add Date into Google Doc at cursor Google Apps Script Lesson with Source Code

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Add Date into Google Doc at cursor Document Apps Script Example function onOpen() {  const ui = DocumentApp.getUi();  ui.createMenu(‘Adv’)  .addItem(‘Add Date’,’adder’)  .addToUi() } function adder(){  const doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();  const cur = doc.getCursor();  if(cur){    const val = new Date();    const temp = Utilities.formatDate(val,”GMT”, “yyyy-MM-dd”)    const ele = cur.insertText(temp);  } }

AJAX for beginners explore JavaScript Requests to APIs New Updated Content

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New 2022 Content Just added AJAX requests with JavaScript coding examples 22 page PDF Guide included, with source code and coding examples.  Tips Resources and more. Taught by an instructor with over 20 years of web development experience ready to help you learn. Bring your web pages to life, explore how you can create interactive and … Read more