Learning Google Apps Script

Learning Google Apps Script

<h4>Key Features</h4><ul><li>Gain insight into customizing and automating Google applications with JavaScript</li><li>Create add-ons for Google Sheets, Docs, or Forms; automate your workflow; integrate with external APIs; and more.</li><li>A step-by-step guide to building real-world solutions</li></ul><h4>Book Description</h4><p>Google Apps Script is a cloud-based scripting language based on JavaScript to customize and automate Google applications.</p><p>Apps Script makes it easy to create and publish add-ons in an online store for Google Sheets, Docs, and Forms.</p><p>It serves as one single platform to build, code, and ultimately share your App on the Web store.</p><p>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.</p><p>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 sheets</p><p>You 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 applications</p><p>This guide is an invaluable tutorial for beginners who intend to develop the skills to automate and customize Google applications</p><h4>What you will learn</h4><ul><li>Learn about the Google Apps script platform and work with scripts to develop Google apps</li><li>Create custom menus and dialogs</li><li>Parse and send emails</li><li>Generate Google calendar events</li><li>Build Translator and RSS reader applications</li><li>Develop interactive web pages</li><li>Design interactive web-forms</li><li>Form a workflow application</li></ul><h4>About the Author</h4><p><b>Ramalingam Ganapathy</b> is an independent computer software professional with more than 15 years of working experience of JavaScript and Google Apps Script. In 1985, he started his career as a digital electronic circuit designer and service engineer. Highly interested in reading technical books and building electronic projects, he is a detail-oriented and logical person. Since 2001, he has been freelancing with Elance and Upwork (formerly oDesk). He earned a good reputation on the Upwork portal, and most of his clients are satisfied.</p><h4>Table of Contents</h4><ol><li>Introducing Google Apps Scripts</li><li>Creating Basic Elements</li><li>Parsing and Sending E-mails</li><li>Creating Interactive Forms</li><li>Creating Google Calendar and Drive Applications</li><li>Creating Feed Reader and Translator Applications</li><li>Creating Interactive Webpages</li><li>Building a Workflow Application</li><li>More Tips and Tricks and Creating an Add-on</li></ol>