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title: "Check/uncheck the entire checklist in Google Docs with Google Apps Script"
author: "Martin Hawksey"
date: 2021-07-12T16:26:48+00:00
modified: 2021-07-12T16:27:31+00:00
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  - "Docs"
  - "Intermediate"
  - "Snippet"
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description: "A nice example of the Google Apps Script developer community helping each other out. In this case Alexander Ivanov was looking for a way to interact with the new Google Docs checklist feature. A direct way to interact with these isn't possible but some clever coding from Alex demonstrates what is currently possible. "
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# Check/uncheck the entire checklist in Google Docs with Google Apps Script

![Check/uncheck the entire checklist in Google Docs with Google Apps Script](https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2021/07/ezgif-4-3aa2bffcfd74.gif)

> Currently it is unknown if the checklist can be manipulated in Docs. Clark Lind suggests to replace a list item with a copy of one of them (which is in expected state – check/uncheck)

A nice example of the Google Apps Script developer community helping each other out. In this case Alexander Ivanov was looking for a way to interact with the new Google Docs checklist feature. A direct way to interact with these isn’t possible but some clever coding from Alex demonstrates what is currently possible.

Source: *[Uncheck a checklist*](https://apps-script-snippets.contributor.pw/snippets/docs/uncheck-checklist/)

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*Published by [Martin Hawksey](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/author/admin/) on [Pulse](https://pulse.appsscript.info/). Original article: [https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2021/07/check-uncheck-the-entire-checklist-in-google-docs-with-google-apps-script/](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2021/07/check-uncheck-the-entire-checklist-in-google-docs-with-google-apps-script/)*