Google Apps Script is a cloud based JavaScript environment which allows you to write powerful applications and workflows around Google Apps such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Sheets and more. The development is entirely within a browser and its free and easy to get started. Come learn all the capabilities of Google Apps Script and walk away being able to write your first script. You can find the code on Github : https://github.com/KartikKannapur/Presentation-Introduction-to-Google-Apps-Script

1. Introduction to
Google Apps Script
Kartik Kannapur

2. What is Google Apps Script ?
Google Apps Script is a JavaScript based cloud scripting language that
provides easy ways to automate tasks across Google Products & third party
services.
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Editor in the Browser
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JavaScript Runtime in the Cloud
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Don’t hate, Automate !

3. What can you do with Apps Script ?
Google Services :
Google Apps : Calendar, Contacts, Document, Drive, Forms, Gmail, Maps
Advanced Google Services : AdSense, Analytics, BigQuery, URL Shortener,
YouTube
Script Services : Base, Cache, Charts, ScriptDB,
Url Fetch

4. Getting Started ...
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Standalone Scripts :
https://script.google.com
Google Drive > Create > Script
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Container-bound Scripts :
Google Docs, Sheets, Forms
Tools > Script Editor
Sites
More > Manage Site > Apps Scripts

5. Our First Script
Intro to Script Editor + Demo : Hello World

6. Triggers
Trigger is a script resource that listens for a particular event & executes a
particular function when the event occurs.
It allows asynchronous execution of scripts - Automation.
Types of Events:
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Clock tick events
Spreadsheet Open / Edit events
Form Open / Submit events
Document Open Events

7. Let’s take it up a notch ...
Demo : Today’s Agenda

8. Quotas for Google Services
Apps Script services impose daily quotas.
If you exceed your quota or limitation, the script will throw an exception and
terminate execution.

9. Use Case
Gmail Meter - Crunches Data About Your Email Use

10. Resources
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Google Apps Script Documentation
https://developers.google.com/apps-script/
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Google Developer Live Channel
Google Apps Unscripted
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Google Apps Script - Google+ Community
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Google Apps Developer Blog
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Stack Overflow

11. Thank You
Mail : kartikkannapur@gmail.com
Twitter : @KartikKannapur
Google+ : +KartikKannapur27