In this post, we’re going to look at automatically setting up validation on a form. Validation allows us to control what the user inputs on the form, for example, to make sure they enter a number, make sure they write more than 10 words, etc. Clocking in and out form In the example below, we’re… Continue reading Apps Script Basics – Form validation
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Apps Script Basics – Using Form Responses
In this post, we’re going to look at how we can work with the responses a form user submits. We’ll look at two main ways, 1) Getting the form responses from a Google Sheet, 2) Getting the form responses directly from a Google Form. To show some practical uses of this, we’ll do the following:… Continue reading Apps Script Basics – Using Form Responses
Apps Script Basics – Adding different types of questions to a Form
In this post, we’re going to look at how we can add different types of questions to a Google Form from a Google Sheet. As an example, we’re going to create a questionnaire with 9 different question types. In our sheet we have the questions and various options we’re going to use. Column B has… Continue reading Apps Script Basics – Adding different types of questions to a Form
Apps Script Basics – Creating & updating a multiple question form
Following on from my previous post on creating and updating Google Forms, here we’ll look at adding and updating multiple questions to a form. Creating multiple questions in a Google Form Here in a Google Sheet, I have a set of reading comprehension questions, which I want to add to a Google Form. There are… Continue reading Apps Script Basics – Creating & updating a multiple question form
APPS SCRIPT BASICS – Creating & updating a Google form
In this post, we’re going to look at how to create a Google Form with a multiple-choice question. We’ll look how you can create the form from data in the script, then look how it can be done taking data from a Google Sheet. In the final example, we’ll look at how we can update… Continue reading APPS SCRIPT BASICS – Creating & updating a Google form
Apps Script Basics – Range Class & Triggers (pt 1)
In this post, we’re going to look at some of the ways you can control the cells on your spreadsheet, using the methods connected to the Range class. At the time of writing, there were nearly 200 different methods connected to this class. So, as you can imagine there are a lot of different things… Continue reading Apps Script Basics – Range Class & Triggers (pt 1)
Apps Script Basics (9) – Sheet Class
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-100px|||”] In previous posts, we’ve looked at the SpreadsheetApp and Spreadsheet classes. Now let’s look at the next level down, which is the Sheet class. Here, we’ll look at how we can work with sheets in a… Continue reading Apps Script Basics (9) – Sheet Class
Apps Script Basics (8) – Spreadsheet Class
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-100px|||” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] In the my last post, we looked at the SpreadsheetApp class. Now, let’s look at the next group related to spreadsheets, which is the Spreadsheet class. This class allows us to: copy spreadsheets work… Continue reading Apps Script Basics (8) – Spreadsheet Class
Apps Script Basics (7) – SpreadsheetApp & for in loop
In this post, we’re going to look at the G Suite services, the Google documentation that’s available to help you, and then focus on one particular area, SpreadsheetApp to then create some spreadsheets. We’re also going to see the really useful for in loop in action. It’s important to have an understanding of how the… Continue reading Apps Script Basics (7) – SpreadsheetApp & for in loop
Apps Script Basics – if, prompt, menu, & onOpen trigger
In this post, we’re going to look at how we can get the computer to react to data in a spreadsheet and to user input. We’re going to look at the following: If, else if, and else statements – to allow the program to make decisions Create your own menu in the spreadsheet to run… Continue reading Apps Script Basics – if, prompt, menu, & onOpen trigger