In this post, we’re going to expand on my previous post on setting up form validation and improve the clocking in and out form we set up, so that the same form can be used for different employees. We’re going to use this example to see how page navigation can work, both to move to… Continue reading Apps Script Basics – Form page navigation
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Apps Script Basics – Form validation
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
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
Google Drive – Quick access to your files
You may have hundreds of files on your Google Drive, but if you’re like me, you end up only using certain ones all the time. Drive has a couple of options to help you get to those files or folders quickly. 1) Starring them; 2) Using Quick Access which predicts what files you will need.… Continue reading Google Drive – Quick access to your files
Google Sheets – Controlling Rows & Columns (Part 1)
In this post, let’s look at various ways you can modify the rows and columns on your sheet. Part 1 (this post) Changing the row size of rows and columns (to fit data / manually / enter size) Selecting a whole row or column Inserting and deleting a row or column Inserting and deleting specific cells… Continue reading Google Sheets – Controlling Rows & Columns (Part 1)
Google Sheets – Formatting your data
Once you’ve added your data onto a sheet, you’ll probably want to format it in some way. In this post, we’ll look at formatting data in Sheets. By default, numbers entered are considered just that, normal numbers, but sometimes you want specific types of numbers, e.g. percentages, currency, dates, times, scientific, numbers to certain decimal points.… Continue reading Google Sheets – Formatting your data
Google Sheets – Cell formatting
The fundamental building blocks of any spreadsheet are the cells. So clearly, it’s important to understand how to use them well. In this post, I will focus on the various ways you can format cells, so that the cells display the information you want, visually look professional and most importantly, will help you understand your… Continue reading Google Sheets – Cell formatting