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A SyntaxHighlighter Evolved WordPress plugin for Google Apps Script contributors

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With my published content I like to include useful code snippets. As I published on a self-hosted WordPress blog I’ve used plugins to help format the code to make it easier to understand and also aesthetically look nice. In this post I share a WordPress plugin I’ve developed for Google Apps Script syntax highlighting.

Source: A SyntaxHighlighter Evolved WordPress plugin for Google Apps Script contributors

New IDE, Solutions, Gmail, Sheets, Web App, V8, Intermediate

Adding an unsubscribe link to the Google Workspace Solution Gallery ‘Mail merge using Gmail and Google Sheets’

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Recently I came across a nice post from Ravgeet Dhillon, which looked at how to Add Unsubscribe link in emails using Google Apps Script. The solution uses a Google Sheet and a Google Apps Script web app to add an unsubscribe link to emails. As I noted when shared via AppsScriptPulse this is a useful addition if your mailing needs comply with PECR or similar electronic communications regulation compliance.

Having recently updated my ‘Create a mail merge using Gmail and Google Sheets’ in the Google Workspace Solution Gallery to handle inline images I thought it would be useful to show how this example can be extended to include a variation on Ravgeet’s post.

Source: Adding an unsubscribe link to the Google Workspace Solution Gallery ‘Mail merge using Gmail and Google Sheets’

Solutions, Gmail, V8, Advanced

Everything you ever wanted to know about Gmail draft inline images and Google Apps Script but were afraid to ask

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Image order in Gmail draft

A common workflow solution in Google Apps Script is to use a Gmail draft message as a template for sending emails. For the user the benefit is they can draft a message in a familiar environment adding formatting without having to worry about writing HTML. A problem often encountered is the inclusion of inline images. This post looks at solving the issue of missing inline images.

Source: Everything you ever wanted to know about Gmail draft inline images and Google Apps Script but were afraid to ask – MASHe

New IDE

Totally Unscripted Exclusive: Detailed look at the new Google Apps Script IDE/Script Editor and launch

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New Apps Script Editor

In the episode we broke the exclusive news that the new Script Editor will be rolling out to all users starting on 07 December 2020. I can’t thank Keith enough for taking the time out to share this news to the Totally Unscripted audience first and also to Charles for making possible as well as providing an expert tour of the new Apps Script Editor.

More official news and resources will be published next week and we’ve setup a category on AppsScriptPulse to capture these and community contributions.

If you missed the live episode the recording is included in the source post.

Source: Totally Unscripted Exclusive: Detailed look at the new Google Apps Script IDE/Script Editor and launch – MASHe

Solutions, Sheets, V8

Working with Pivot Tables in Google Sheets using Google Apps Script

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Pivot tables are a quick and powerful way to analyse data. Using Google Apps Script, there is an ability to build and modify pivot tables in Google Sheets. In this post I’ll share some tips and tricks for interacting with pivot tables in Google Sheets.

Source: Working with Pivot Tables in Google Sheets using Google Apps Script

Snippet, Solutions, Sheets, V8

Adding some AutoFill magic to your Google Sheets projects with Google Apps Script

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Google Sheets users can already use the magic of AutoFill to expand data automatically detecting a series of numbers, letters or dates. This feature is particularly powerful even when your series includes text or repeating dates. In this post I’ll highlight how you can also use AutoFill in your Google Apps Script projects

This post is designed for both no/low coders and expert developers interested in finding out how you can use AutoFill in your Google Sheets/Apps Script projects.

Source: Adding some AutoFill magic to your Google Sheets Apps Script projects

Solutions, Sheets, V8

Dashboards in your inbox – Revisting tips on emailing inline Google Sheet chart images with Google Apps Script

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Back in 2015 I shared a post on Tips on emailing inline Google Charts from Sheets using Apps Script, which looked at how you can email charts from Google Sheets. This solution is one I use in my work on a daily basis and remains largely unchanged. More recently I was faced with the problem that I couldn’t include a Combo Chart. In this post I revisit this problem and share a solution for including copies of your Google Sheet charts in your email reports.

Whilst this solution focuses on extract Google Sheets chart images for the purpose of emailing, the technique might be of interest for other situations where you need to use a chart image.

Source: Dashboards in your inbox – Revisting tips on emailing inline Google Sheet chart images with Google Apps Script

Official News

First look at the new Google Apps Script Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Script Editor – MASHe

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As part of Next OnAir week 2 the focus was on ‘Productivity and Collaboration’ Charles Maxson from the G Suite DevRel team not only provided some highlights from the week, but he also premiered the new Google Apps Script IDE.

This post includes a recording to a live demo of the new Google Apps Script editor. No news on when the new Script Editor will be generally available, but from the demo it looks like Google have focused on making it easier for developers to code and debug scripts.

Source: First look at the new Google Apps Script Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Script Editor – MASHe

Solutions, Gmail, Sheets, V8

A bulk email/mail merge with Gmail and Google Sheets solution evolution using V8 – MASHe

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Last year I had a ‘mail merge using Gmail and Google Sheets’ contribution accepted on the G Suite Developers Solution Gallery. Just over 6 months on there has been lots of useful feedback and requests for solutions to some of the limitations of the original published script. In the meantime Google has also made the new V8 runtime for Google Apps Script generally available. Given this it seemed appropriate to revisit the original solution updating it for V8 as well as covering the most commonly asked for changes. In this post I’ll highlight some of the coding changes as well as some easy modifications.

This post picks up some common requests I get for features like advanced send parameters (cc, bcc, sender name/from, replyTo), sending emails with emoji/unicode and scheduling/triggering bulk emails. Some other areas covered in this post might be of general interest to Apps Script developers interested in using formatted Google Sheets cell values for currencies, dates and more as well as detecting/ignoring filtered hidden rows.

Source: A bulk email/mail merge with Gmail and Google Sheets solution evolution using V8 – MASHe

Solutions, Sheets

Everything a Google Apps Script Developer wanted to know about reading hyperlinks in Google Sheets … but was afraid to ask

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The problem: hyperlinks in Google Sheets can be in three different formats so if you have a script or add-on that relies on handling links in cells it can cause some headaches.

This article covers a thorough walkthrough of using Advanced Sheets Service to read hyperlinks from cells with different link formats.

Source: Everything a Google Apps Script Developer wanted to know about reading hyperlinks in Google Sheets … but was afraid to ask