Send bulk emails with personalised images in G Suite using Google Apps Script
Earlier in the year I managed to get a bulk emailing script published in the G Suite Developer Solutions Gallery. In this post I want to show you how you […]
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Hacking Google Slides as a voice enabled presentation tool using Google Apps Script
I always enjoy presenting at DevFest as usually it is a reason to explore something new. In the case of DevFest London it was an opportunity to think about how voice interfaces could be used as part of a Google Slide presentation. In this post I’ll share some of the ideas I explored and how they did/didn’t work out.
Repost: Sending bulk email (mail merge) using Gmail and Google Sheets
Simplify the process of producing visually rich mail merges using Gmail and combining it with data from Google Sheets. With this solution you can automatically populate an email template created as a Gmail draft with data from Google Sheets. Merged emails are sent from your Gmail account allowing you to respond to recipient replies.
Google Apps Script Patterns: Celebrating 10 years by revisiting mail merge/bulk emailing
TL;DR A new solution for creating and distribute visually rich bulk emails with Gmail and Google Sheets. On 19 August 2019 Google Apps Script celebrated 10 years of general access. […]
Google Apps Script Patterns: Writing custom formulas/functions and handling single and range inputs
Custom functions have been in Google Apps Script since it’s public launch in 2009. These let you extend Google Sheets function list allowing you to create and share your own spreadsheet formula. The official Google Developer docs for Custom Functions are very comprehensive and in this post I just want to highlight one pattern for detecting and handling user inputs.
Using your YouTube subtitles file and Google Sheets to make a video contents jump list
Read how you can use your YouTube subtitle file as an easy way to create a video contents/jump list in YouTube video descriptions and G+ posts
Creating custom branching in Google Forms with Google Apps Script
I was recently asked me if I knew a way to create custom branching in Google Forms. The scenario was they had a list of employee names in a Google Sheet which they wanted to turn into a Google Form drop-down list which when selected would redirect the respondent to their own section of the form.
Machina a machina: An introduction to APIs with Google Sheets
I recently had the pleasure of attending and presenting at MozFest 2017. MozFest had been on my bucket list to attend for a while and the event did not disappoint. My contribution to the event was a session as part of the web literacy space designed to introduce people to APIs. This post has more information and links to resources available for reuse
Identity crisis: Using the YouTube Data API with Google Apps Script and Scheduling Live Broadcasts from Google Sheets
Details of how you can use a custom YouTube Data API library to interact with any YouTube account even if it’s owned by a Google+ page
Redux: How to open a Google Sheet at a specific row for editing
Many years ago I posted a way you could open a Google Sheet at a specific row for editing. This let you do some url wrangling where you could direct […]