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.

Demote All Headings in a Google Doc Using Apps Script

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(H1 → H2, H2 → H3, etc.) When working with long Google Docs—course outlines, documentation, manuscripts, or AI-generated content—you often need to shift all heading levels down by one. For example: Doing this manually in a long document is tedious. Fortunately, Google Apps Script makes it possible to automate this task in seconds. This post … Read more

🌟 VIBE LEARNING — DAY 1

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Welcome to Vibe Learning: How to Become a Self-Powered AI-Enhanced Learner Lesson Overview Day 1 is your introduction to the Vibe Learning Philosophy — a modern framework for mastering any skill or topic using generative AI in a structured, intentional, and deeply personalized way. By the end of today’s lesson, you will: Let’s go. 🌈 … Read more

100 Useful Google Docs Apps Script Functions (That Every Docs Power-User Should Know)

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Google Docs + Apps Script is a magic combo for automating writing workflows, templates, formatting, and reporting. https://github.com/lsvekis/100-Useful-Google-Docs-Apps-Script-Functions In this post, you’ll get 100 tiny utility functions you can drop into your own projects. Each one is: Tip: Create a single .gs file called docsHelpers.gs and paste all the functions there. Then call them from … Read more

Build a Google Drive “Knowledge Base” Chatbot with Apps Script + Gemini

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drive-rag-chatbot/├── Code.gs // Apps Script backend├── Index.html // Web app UI└── README.md // Basic project documentation Github https://github.com/lsvekis/Build-a-Google-Drive-Knowledge-Base-Chatbot In this lesson, you’ll learn how to turn a Google Drive folder into a simple “knowledge base” chatbot, powered by: You’ll be able to ask questions about the documents in a Drive folder (Docs, text files, and … Read more

Power Up Your Workflow with Google Apps Script + Gemini

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Automate, accelerate, and innovate inside Google Workspace Today, AI and automation are finally meeting where people already work: Google Workspace. In my latest presentation, Google Apps Script & Gemini — Power Up, I explored how anyone—beginner or advanced—can use simple JavaScript plus Google’s Gemini models to build smart tools directly inside Sheets, Docs, Gmail, and … Read more

100 Custom Google Sheets Functions Built with Apps Script — Your Ultimate Power Toolkit

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Get the code on Github https://github.com/lsvekis/100-custom-Google-Sheets-functions Google Sheets is already one of the most versatile tools in the Google Workspace ecosystem, but when you combine it with Apps Script, it becomes a full-fledged programmable powerhouse. Today, I’m sharing something special:👉 100 custom Google Sheets functions written entirely in Apps Script — clean, flexible, fast, and … Read more

JavaScript DOM & Canvas Mini-Games — Exercises 91–100 (Pure JavaScript Edition)

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Github https://github.com/lsvekis/JavaScript-DOM-Exercises/ Welcome back to the next chapter of the 100-exercise JavaScript DOM & Canvas series! If you’ve been following along, you already know the mission: ✨ Learn real JavaScript by building small, visual, interactive projects — with no frameworks and no complexity. Just vanilla JS, DOM APIs, Canvas 2D, and Web APIs, the way … Read more

JavaScript DOM & Canvas Games — Exercises 81–90

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Github https://github.com/lsvekis/JavaScript-DOM-Exercises/ If you’ve ever tried to learn JavaScript and thought, “I get the syntax, but I’m not sure how to actually build things,” this set of mini-games is for you. Exercises 81–90 are part of a larger “JavaScript DOM Games” series: self-contained, vanilla JS projects that live in a single HTML file. No build … Read more

Build a Gmail Smart Reply Assistant Using Apps Script Gemini

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Github https://github.com/lsvekis/Build-a-Gmail-Smart-Reply-Assistant-Using-Apps-Script How to automate email drafting, summarization, and tone adjustments directly inside Gmail. Managing email is one of the biggest daily time drains for modern professionals. Whether you’re responding to customers, coordinating projects, supporting students, or managing internal communication—email takes time, focus, and energy. But what if Gmail could help you write replies automatically? … Read more

Google Sheets AI Data Analyst (Apps Script + Gemini)

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https://github.com/lsvekis/Google-Sheets-AI-Data-Analyst Turn your spreadsheets into intelligent data assistants that explain, analyze, and visualize your data automatically. Managing data inside Google Sheets is something almost everyone does—students, analysts, project managers, educators, accountants, startup founders, and even executives. But interpreting that data often requires real time, skill, and patience. What if Google Sheets could explain your data … Read more