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Adjust line indentation with apps script in Docs

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To adjust the indentation of list items properly in a Google Document using Apps Script, it’s essential to use the correct properties and methods. Unfortunately, the setIndentStart and setIndentFirstLine methods I mentioned earlier do not exist in the Google Apps Script Document service. For list items, you can adjust the indentation level via the setGlyphType … Read more

Format List items with Apps Script

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Google Apps Script that finds list items in a Google Document, resets their formatting to mimic “Normal” text style while maintaining them as list items (but without bullet or numbering formatting), and ensures they are properly indented, you can follow these steps. Since Google Docs inherently treats list items differently from normal text, direct conversion … Read more

Google Apps Script that updates the format of list items in a Google Document to the default format

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Google Apps Script that updates the format of list items in a Google Document to the default format, you can use the following approach. This script will iterate through all elements in the document, identify list items, and apply default formatting to them. “Default formatting” can vary based on your requirements, but for the sake … Read more

Apps Script to remove bullet format from Doc

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Google Apps Script to remove bullet formatting from list items in a Google Document, you need to modify the script to not only reset the formatting of the list items but also to convert them into regular text paragraphs. Here’s how you can adjust the previously provided script: This script goes through each element in … Read more

Apps script for docs that updates all heading1 text to normal text

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To create a Google Apps Script that updates all text styled as Heading 1 to Normal text in a Google Document, follow these steps. This script will iterate through all the elements in the document, check if they are styled as Heading 1, and if so, change their style to Normal text. This script will … Read more

Bold words in your Doc using Google Apps Script

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Creating an Apps Script to search a Google Document for elements (like text) that start with a particular word or set of words and then updating those words to be bold requires using Google Apps Script’s Document service. Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating such a script: This script only applies to text elements and … Read more

Google Apps Script to create a custom function that cleans and formats text in a Google Docs document

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Here’s a basic example that removes extra spaces and trims the text: To use this script: This script will clean the text by removing extra spaces and trimming leading and trailing spaces. You can modify the cleanText function to include other text cleaning operations as needed. Remember to save and run the script whenever you … Read more

Automating Document Formatting: Reset Font Sizes in Google Docs with Apps Script

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Creating an Apps Script to reset font sizes to default for headings and paragraphs in a Google Doc involves iterating through the elements of the document and changing their font size based on their type. Below is a basic script that does this. Note that Google Docs does not have a single “default font size” … Read more

How to remove multiple lines that contain text using Google Apps Script Doc clean up

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provided code in detail. It consists of two functions: removeMultipleSpecificLines and removeBlankLines. These functions are designed to manipulate the content of a Google Docs document. removeMultipleSpecificLines() Explanation: removeBlankLines() Explanation: This function is similar to the previous one but is specifically designed to remove blank lines (paragraphs with no content) from the document. These two functions … Read more