I would like to write a google app script to automatically clear the default text formatting of my uploaded/converted google text documents. When editing a google document in google drive, this can be done manually by selecting the text and clicking the the "Format\Clear formatting" drop-down menu item.
I am wondering if there exists such google app api or apis or any other suggestions for doing this programmatically?
Google Apps Script can't run on document upload. So you can't do this without having to install script on every document. And it takes longer than just pressing Ctrl+A and clicking the clear formatting button.
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If I have a spreadsheet open and use the menu to open the script editor, the script comes up attached to the wrong Google ID. I am in a Chrome browser session that very clearly shows the correct icon in the upper right corner, but the script editor doesn't recognize the owner of the spreadsheet I've called the editor from
As a part of project requirement I need to add a custom menu (context menu) to the google drive right click options.
As per my research google app script can help for creating a custom menu for google docs, google form and google sheet. However I haven't yet come across a way to add a custom menus for google drive.
I cannot use chrome extension as I need it to be all browser compatible.
Any ideas if it's even supported and possible.
Any help is appreciated!
Eventually I had to integrate an app with "Open With" option in Google Drive.
Apparently, context menus are not supported in Google Drive.
You cannot add custom context menus in Google Drive. The custom menus you read about in Docs, Sheets, etc are added in the menubar at the top of the editor, not into the right-click menu.
I am new to google docs Add-ons. I am working on an add-on in which I need to show set of image on text hover like tooltip in html
I did not find a way to implement this after hours of googling. please help.
This is not possible.
The above because the Documents Service of Google Apps Script doesn't include "on hover" event / trigger or something similar
The only way is by using a dialog or sidebar and they can only be launched by clicking on a custom menu or by using google.script.run on a previously opened dialog / sidebar.
References
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/doc
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/triggers
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/dialogs
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I am trying to write a simple add-on for Google Docs. It basically a list of items I want to have visible on the side when I am using Docs. I followed this simple tutorial.
I don't want to publish such a simple add-on unnecessarily. Is there a way that I could use it just within my Google Docs without publishing it ?
If you've just copied the sample code into your document's script, it already works there. To activate the script you have to reopen the document, then in the menus at the top click Custom Menu -> Show sidebar.
You only have to publish a script if you want to share your add-on with other users.
If you still have problems, take a look at Add-on Quickstart. It describes add-on creation process in details.
If your making a script using the Google script editor, how do you get the url of the script your running in the google script editor in google docs? (sorry for not capitalizing the word google)
If I'm understanding your question, you can choose the "Publish" -> "Deploy As a Web App..." menu item. From there, the pop-up will show "Deploy as Web App" with a text box underneath containing the URL. Grab that (or click the "latest code" link just below it). You don't have to follow-through on the re-deploy (if you do, you'll want to use the URL it presents in a pop-up after doing so)
If you haven't previously deployed it, you'll need to save a "version" and deploy it, as touched on here. Upon doing that, it will present you with the Url in a pop-up as mentioned above. If you miss it, the the first part of this answer applies.