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Google Apps Script for Beginners

You're reading from   Google Apps Script for Beginners Building on your basic JavaScript knowledge, this book takes you into the world of Google Apps Script and shows you how to develop and customize your own apps. The step-by-step approach provides all the necessary skills.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2014
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781783552177
Length 178 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Serge Gabet Serge Gabet
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Google Apps Script for Beginners
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Enhancing Spreadsheets FREE CHAPTER 2. Create and Manipulate Forms 3. Managing an E-mail Account 4. Embedding Scripts in Text Documents 5. Embedding Scripts in Google Sites 6. Standalone Web Applications / User Interfaces 7. Using User Interfaces in Spreadsheets and Documents 8. How to Expand your Knowledge 9. Conclusion Index

Index

A

  • addCallbackElement() statement / Building an efficient UI
  • app variable / Building an efficient UI
  • autocompletion
    • advantages / The advantages of autocompletion

B

  • Browser service / Custom spreadsheet functions

C

  • Caja
    • about / Building an amazing UI
  • calendars
    • about / Interactivity
  • complete workflow
    • automating / Automating a complete workflow
  • Cursor Inspector
    • URL / Sidebars
  • custom spreadsheet functions / Reading the documentation, Custom spreadsheet functions

D

  • data
    • reading, from spreadsheets / Reading and writing data from spreadsheets – best practices and performances, Example
    • writing, from spreadsheets / Reading and writing data from spreadsheets – best practices and performances, Example
    • protecting / Protecting your data, Protecting your data (and your script)
    • publishing, on web / Publishing your data on the Web
    • compiling, from other services / Compiling and presenting data from other services
    • presenting, from other services / Compiling and presenting data from other services
  • Date object / The Google Apps Script approach – the code
  • document
    • image inserting, script used / Using a script to insert an image into a document
  • document elements
    • analyzing / Analyzing, duplicating, and modifying document elements
    • duplicating / Analyzing, duplicating, and modifying document elements
    • modifying / Analyzing, duplicating, and modifying document elements
  • doGet() function / Protecting your data (and your script)
  • doGet function / Common concepts to all web apps, Building an efficient UI, Building a good-looking UI

E

  • e-mail messages
    • creating / Creating e-mail messages
  • e.parameter.source / Sidebars
  • eventInfo object / Interactivity
  • events
    • catching / Catching events
  • execution time
    • versus time limit / Execution time versus time limit

F

  • forms
    • about / What tools do we have?, Interactivity
    • creating / What tools do we have?
    • limitations / Forms' limitations
    • answers, handling / Handling answers
    • alternatives / Forms' alternatives

G

  • GAS
    • sites, creating with / Creating and maintaining sites with Google Apps Script
    • sites, maintaining with / Creating and maintaining sites with Google Apps Script
  • generateDoc() function / Generating a Google document from spreadsheet data using a script
  • getActiveApplication() statement / Building an efficient UI
  • getInboxThreads() method / Retrieving Gmail data
  • getInboxThreads(start, max) method / Retrieving Gmail data
  • getTime() method / JavaScript versus Google Apps Script
  • GitHub
    • URL / Sidebars
  • Gmail
    • labels / Creating labels
  • Gmail data
    • retrieving / Retrieving Gmail data
  • GmailLabel class / Creating labels
  • Google API documentation / JavaScript versus Google Apps Script
  • Google Apps Script
    • approach / The Google Apps Script approach – a few comments
    • approach, code / The Google Apps Script approach – the code
    • documentation / Reading the documentation
    • about / JavaScript versus Google Apps Script
    • versus JavaScript / JavaScript versus Google Apps Script
  • Google Apps Script team
    • URL / Infinite resources
  • Google document
    • generating from spreadsheet data, script used / Generating a Google document from spreadsheet data using a script
  • Google Sites
    • gadgets limitations / Site gadget's limitations/restrictions/use cases
    • use cases / Site gadget's limitations/restrictions/use cases
    • restrictions / Site gadget's limitations/restrictions/use cases
    • updating / Interactivity
  • Google Web Toolkit (GWT) / Building an efficient UI

H

  • HTML services / A quick peek at the UiApp and HTML services

I

  • image
    • inserting in document, script used / Using a script to insert an image into a document
  • issue tracker page
    • URL / Google's secrets

J

  • JavaScript
    • versus Google Apps Script / JavaScript versus Google Apps Script
  • JSon.Stringify() utility function / Building an efficient UI
  • JSON.stringify(eventInfo) method / Interactivity

L

  • labels
    • about / Creating labels
    • creating / Creating labels

M

  • Math.floor(x) method / The Google Apps Script approach – the code

N

  • new Date() function / The Google Apps Script approach – the code
  • Number(e.parameter.time) function / Building an efficient UI
  • numRow parameter / Protecting your data (and your script)

O

  • onOpen function / What tools do we have?

P

  • pages
    • creating / Creating pages
  • pop ups
    • about / Pop ups

R

  • Release Notes page
    • URL / Development perspectives
  • result
    • printing / Printing and exporting the result
    • exporting / Printing and exporting the result

S

  • script
    • used, for generating Google document from spreadsheet data / Generating a Google document from spreadsheet data using a script
    • using, to insert image in document / Using a script to insert an image into a document
  • script editor
    • about / Using the development environment – the script editor
    • autocompletion, advantages / The advantages of autocompletion
    • autocompletio, advantages / The advantages of autocompletion
  • script gadgets
    • about / Interactivity
  • ScriptProperties class / What tools do we have?
  • setStyleAttribute(name,value) method / Building a good-looking UI
  • setStyleAttributes({objects with name/attributes parameters pairs}) method / Building a good-looking UI
  • setUserName() function / Sidebars
  • setValues() function / Protecting your data (and your script)
  • shift() method / Generating a Google document from spreadsheet data using a script
  • showAnswers() function / What tools do we have?
  • sidebars
    • about / Sidebars
  • sites
    • creating, with GAS / Creating and maintaining sites with Google Apps Script
    • maintaining, with GAS / Creating and maintaining sites with Google Apps Script
  • sort() method / Interactivity
  • source parameter / Sidebars
  • spreadsheet-formula approach
    • about / The spreadsheet-formula approach
  • spreadsheet data
    • Google document generating from, script used / Generating a Google document from spreadsheet data using a script
  • spreadsheets
    • functions versus Google Apps Script / Spreadsheet functions versus Google Apps Script – how to choose?
    • example / An example, Menus and custom buttons in spreadsheets
    • functions / Custom spreadsheet functions
    • formatting, automatically / Formatting your spreadsheets automatically
    • menus / Menus and custom buttons in spreadsheets, Reading and writing data from spreadsheets – best practices and performances
    • custom buttons / Menus and custom buttons in spreadsheets, Reading and writing data from spreadsheets – best practices and performances
    • about / Interactivity
  • Stack Overflow forum
    • URL / Reading the documentation

T

  • TC Top Contributors / Being a newbie is, by definition, temporary
  • text documents
    • about / Interactivity
  • thread object / Retrieving Gmail data
  • toast spreadsheet method / Custom spreadsheet functions
  • Two-Dimensional (2D) array / Generating a Google document from spreadsheet data using a script

U

  • UI
    • about / UI or not UI, that's the question
    • efficient UI, building / Building an efficient UI
    • good-looking UI, building / Building a good-looking UI
    • amazing UI, building / Building an amazing UI
  • UiApp / A quick peek at the UiApp and HTML services
  • urlFetch service / Protecting your data (and your script)
  • user access
    • limiting / Limiting user access
  • User accessing the web app option / Protecting your data (and your script)

W

  • web apps
    • about / Common concepts to all web apps
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