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Google Apps Scripts and Web Development Tutorials and Resources by Laurence Svekis
You can achieve this by iterating through all paragraphs, checking if they contain bold text, and if so, inserting a blank paragraph directly above them. Here’s the script: This script iterates through all paragraphs in the document. If a paragraph contains bold text, it inserts a blank paragraph directly above it. To use this script: … Read more
You can achieve this by iterating through all paragraphs, checking if they end with a question mark, and if so, inserting a blank paragraph above them. Here’s the script: This script iterates through all paragraphs in the document. If a paragraph ends with a question mark, it inserts a blank paragraph above it. To use … Read more
Below is a Google Apps Script that selects all H3 paragraphs in a Google Document, converts them to regular paragraphs, and makes the text within them bold: Here’s how it works: To use this script: This will convert all H3 paragraphs to regular paragraphs with bolded text.
To clear the left indentation back to default for all page elements (including paragraphs, lists, etc.) in a Google Doc using Apps Script, you can adjust the indentation attributes accordingly. Here’s a script to accomplish this: This script iterates through all paragraphs and lists in the document, setting their left indentation attributes to 0, effectively … Read more
To remove indentation in paragraphs in a Google Doc using Apps Script, you can modify the paragraph attributes. Here’s a script to remove indentation from all paragraphs in the document: This script iterates through all paragraphs in the document and sets both the first line and start indentation to 0, effectively removing any indentation from … Read more
To create a Google Apps Script that updates all paragraphs styled as “Normal text” in a Google Doc to have a font size of 11 and not be bold, follow these instructions. This script will go through your Google Doc and apply these formatting changes to all paragraphs that are designated as “Normal text.” This … Read more
To create a Google Apps Script that changes paragraphs styled as Heading 3 (H3) to regular paragraphs in a Google Doc, unless they end with a question mark (in which case they are left as H3), you can follow these steps. This script uses Google Apps Script, a Javascript-based platform that lets you extend Google … Read more
To modify the previous Google Apps Script so that it selects paragraphs that start with a number followed by a period (indicating a numbered list item or similar structure) and then updates those paragraphs to use the Heading 3 style, follow these steps. This script will loop through all paragraphs in a Google Document, check … Read more
To create a Google Apps Script that updates the font size of <h3> elements in a Google Document to a larger size, you will need to follow these steps. The script will loop through the document, identify all <h3> styled paragraphs, and increase their font size. Here’s a basic script example that increases the font … Read more
OVER 150+ Exercises Getting started with Google Apps Script SHEETS Google Sheets stands as an incredibly versatile tool for individuals and organizations alike, offering far more than meets the eye at first glance. Whether you’re managing a small project or orchestrating complex data analysis, the capabilities of Google Sheets can significantly enhance productivity and data … Read more