This book is a simple step-by-step, example-oriented guide with a focus on providing the practical skills necessary to develop and customize apps with Apps Script. If you are an application developer with no knowledge of App Script, and would like to learn to build apps using Google Apps script from scratch, then this book is for you. Basic JavaScript knowledge is required.

Customize and automate Google Applications using Apps ScriptAbout This Book- Gain insight into customizing and automating Google applications with JavaScript- Create add-ons for Google Sheets, Docs, or Forms; automate your workflow; integrate with external APIs; and more.- A step-by-step guide to building real-world solutionsWho This Book Is ForNewbies to google apps script but having practical experience in Javascript.What You Will Learn- Learn about the Google Apps script platform and work with scripts to develop Google apps- Create custom menus and dialogs- Parse and send emails- Generate Google calendar events- Build Translator and RSS reader applications- Develop interactive web pages- Design interactive web-forms- Form a workflow applicationIn DetailGoogle Apps Script is a cloud-based scripting language based on JavaScript to customize and automate Google applications.Apps Script makes it easy to create and publish add-ons in an online store for Google Sheets, Docs, and Forms.It serves as one single platform to build, code, and ultimately share your App on the Web store.This book begins by covering the basics of the Google application platform and goes on to empower you to automate most of the Google applications.You will learn the concepts of creating a menu, sending mails, building interactive web pages, and implementing all these techniques to develop an interactive Web page as a form to submit sheetsYou will be guided through all these tasks with plenty of screenshots and code snippets that will ensure your success in customizing and automating various Google applicationsThis guide is an invaluable tutorial for beginners who intend to develop the skills to automate and customize Google applicationsStyle and approachAn easy-to-follow yet comprehensive guide, filled with many code examples and screenshots illustrating various Google Apps scripts.

A step-by-step guide to using Google Apps Script with Google Sheets. You will learn how to work with and automate Sheets. This book assumes no knowledge of coding or of Apps Script or of JavaScript and will take you from writing your first script to using Apps Script with Sheets with confidence. Every chapter contains numerous practical examples of scripts with every step explained along the way. It also contains links to the files used in the book. It also covers some Javascript fundamentals, like loops and arrays, relating them specifically to their use in Apps Script. Fully updated including the latest JavaScript and the new Script Editor. This is book 1 in a series on Apps Script. Contents: What is Google Apps Script? CHAPTER 1 - First Script CHAPTER 2 - Variables and getting & setting values CHAPTER 3 - Loops CHAPTER 4 - Arrays, Logger & Executions CHAPTER 5 - If, Prompt, Menu & OnOpen Trigger CHAPTER 6 - SpreadsheetApp & the For In Loop CHAPTER 7 - Spreadsheet Class CHAPTER 8 - Sheet Class CHAPTER 9 - Range class & Triggers Appendix 1 - Code from each chapter Appendix 2 - Script Editor and creating a standalone script

Learn how to create dynamic web applications with Google Apps Script and take full advantage of your Google-hosted services. If you have basic coding skills and some JavaScript experience, this practical book shows you how Apps Script works, and provides step-by-step guidance for building applications you can use right away. Apps Script is handy for automating Google Apps tasks, but it also serves as a complete application platform. With this book, you’ll learn how to build, store, run, and share data-driven web apps right on Google Drive. You’ll have access to complete code and working examples that show you how everything fits together. Build an interactive Web App UI that runs on most web and mobile browsers Create a sample product catalog that displays custom data from a spreadsheet Develop an application to generate web forms from templates Use Apps Script to build a simple web-based database application Design a document workflow builder that users can quickly customize Create a Google form that lets you select and send email responses Debug your code and keep track of script problems after deployment

A step-by-step guide to using Google Apps Script with GOOGLE DRIVE. This book assumes no or little knowledge of coding or of Apps Script and will take you from writing your first script to using Apps Script with Drive with confidence. Every chapter contains numerous practical examples of scripts with every step explained along the way. For example, creating multiple PDFs and folders, automatically sending brochures when a form is filled out, listing all the files in your Drive, and more. It also contains links to the complete scripts, which can easily be copied and pasted into your own projects. Plus, it shows how the Drive service can be used with the Document, Spreadsheet, Slide, Map, and Form services. This is book 3 of a series on Apps Script. Updated to include changes to adding and removing files, adding shortcuts, and the new Script Editor. Contents: Introduction Standalone scripts Chapter 1 - Creating files and folders in My Drive Chapter 2 - Creating files & folders in specific folders Chapter 3 - Making copies of files and creating folders from a URL Chapter 4 - Adding and removing files and folders Chapter 5 - Adding and removing editors to/from files & folders Chapter 6 - Copying a Doc and making a PDF from it Chapter 7 - Getting contents of a Drive folder Chapter 8 - Getting files by type Chapter 9 - Creating download URLs Chapter 10 - Automatically send a brochure when a form is submitted Chapter 11 - Searching files & folders Links to the complete scripts Script editor tools JavaScript basic

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