Google Apps Scripts and Web Development Tutorials and Resources by Laurence Svekis
Download PDF guide Comprehensive 28-day guide to learning Google Apps Script, designed for complete beginners. Each day’s lesson should take less than an hour to complete. How to Use This Guide Welcome to your 28-day journey into Google Apps Script! This guide is designed to take you from a complete beginner to someone who can … Read more
Google Docs is already a versatile writing tool, but with Apps Script you can make it truly powerful. I’ve created a single-file utility pack called Doc Power Tools that adds a custom menu to your Google Docs with 10 of the most-requested automation features—things like inserting a clickable Table of Contents, cleaning formatting, running mail … Read more
Welcome! You’re about to take your first steps into the exciting world of programming with JavaScript, the language that powers the interactive web. This guide is designed to take you from a complete beginner to someone with a solid, practical foundation in just 28 days. You don’t need any prior coding experience—just curiosity and a … Read more
Introduction to Learning JavaScript 🌍 Why JavaScript Matters JavaScript is the language of the web. It’s everywhere: In short: if you want to become a web developer, JavaScript is unavoidable. 🎯 Purpose of This Guide This 30-day learning roadmap is designed to take you from complete beginner to intermediate-level JavaScript developer. Each day includes: By … Read more
PDF download Day 1: Introduction to Google Apps Script Welcome to your first day! Today is all about understanding what Google Apps Script is and writing your very first line of code. What is Google Apps Script? Google Apps Script is a cloud-based scripting language for light-weight application development in the Google Workspace platform. It’s … Read more
Day 1 – Introduction to Google Apps Script Goals: Topics: Code Example: Practice: Quiz (3 questions): Day 2 – Working with Google Sheets Goals: Topics: Code Example: Practice: Quiz (2 questions): Day 3 – Reading and Writing Ranges Goals: Code Example: Practice: Quiz (2 questions): Day 4 – Loops and Logic in Apps Script Goals: … Read more
This post walks through what the provided code does and how to set up the Google Sheet it expects. When you’re done, you’ll have a lightweight web app that: What the Code Does (at a glance) 1) doGet(e) — serve the web app 💡 Note about getActiveUser()This returns a non-empty email when your script runs … Read more
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100 high-impact, copy-pasteable Google Sheets Apps Script snippets How to use A. Setup & Quality-of-Life 1) Add a Custom Menu Creates a “Sheet Tools” menu with quick actions. function onOpen() { SpreadsheetApp.getUi() .createMenu(‘Sheet Tools’) .addItem(‘Clear Selected Range’, ‘clearSelectedRange’) .addItem(‘Timestamp Selected Cells’, ‘timestampSelection’) .addToUi(); } function clearSelectedRange() { const range = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRange(); if (range) range.clearContent(); } … Read more
1. DOM Selection & Manipulation 1. Select an Element by ID const element = document.getElementById(‘myId’); Explanation: Selects a single DOM element with the ID myId. 2. Select Elements by Class Name const elements = document.getElementsByClassName(‘myClass’); Explanation: Returns a live HTMLCollection of all elements with the class myClass. 3. Select Elements by Tag Name const elements … Read more