Google Apps Script is useful for building simple and complicated solutions on top of the various editions of Google Apps; Business, Education and Government. You can still write GAS code with your gmail account from your drive even if you don't have an Apps account. Writing Google Apps Script is very easy, if you know how to write javascript, it gets easy for you.
Here is a list of some cool things you can use Google Apps Script for.
1. Delete attachments in Gmail without deleting emails
Gmail's free space available for each user by default is 10 GB and 25 GB on Google Apps. While this might seem enough to store as many emails as possible, you can easily run out of space if you are a heavy user who works with a lot of attachments.
It comes with easy to follow instructions. Below is a video demo of the script implemented.
2. Add / Delete Calendar entries
If you use Google Calendar quite often and manage a project team or a number of projects, then this will help you make entries to you calendar (including other's calendar) from spreadsheet without opening the calendar application.
You will need two of the Google Apps to run this, spreadsheet and calendar. Spreadsheet holds the list of activities and certain parameters for your calendar entries. This also helps you to include calendar reminders as well as send invitations to others.
3. Archive Gmail messages to Google Drive folders
This tip is similar to the first one. Only difference is that this archives the entire email message including attachements to Google Drive. Go ahead, make a copy of the sample spreadsheet and follow the instructions to write your GAS code to clean your inbox.
4. Supply Chain
A simple supply chain built entirely on Apps Script. This design collects information from a client using a tablet, email the parties involved and make calendar entries. Watch the demo below and follow the instructions here to take a look as +Tom Fitzgerald demonstrates it.
5. Monitor Google Drive folders
Drive already comes with a number of very useful notifications on documents which are shared. It however does not give you notification options on shared folders. Thus if someone should add a file to a folder, you won't be notified. This tip will show us how to monitor shared drive folders.
6. Manage Google Apps Domain Shared Contacts
Ever wanted to manage shared contacts in your Google Apps Domain? This instruction will provide you the recipe on how to implement shared contact supports inside Google Apps Script. Note that shared contacts are not available on gmail.
Here is a list of some cool things you can use Google Apps Script for.
1. Delete attachments in Gmail without deleting emails
Gmail's free space available for each user by default is 10 GB and 25 GB on Google Apps. While this might seem enough to store as many emails as possible, you can easily run out of space if you are a heavy user who works with a lot of attachments.
It comes with easy to follow instructions. Below is a video demo of the script implemented.
2. Add / Delete Calendar entries
If you use Google Calendar quite often and manage a project team or a number of projects, then this will help you make entries to you calendar (including other's calendar) from spreadsheet without opening the calendar application.
You will need two of the Google Apps to run this, spreadsheet and calendar. Spreadsheet holds the list of activities and certain parameters for your calendar entries. This also helps you to include calendar reminders as well as send invitations to others.
3. Archive Gmail messages to Google Drive folders
This tip is similar to the first one. Only difference is that this archives the entire email message including attachements to Google Drive. Go ahead, make a copy of the sample spreadsheet and follow the instructions to write your GAS code to clean your inbox.
4. Supply Chain
A simple supply chain built entirely on Apps Script. This design collects information from a client using a tablet, email the parties involved and make calendar entries. Watch the demo below and follow the instructions here to take a look as +Tom Fitzgerald demonstrates it.
5. Monitor Google Drive folders
Drive already comes with a number of very useful notifications on documents which are shared. It however does not give you notification options on shared folders. Thus if someone should add a file to a folder, you won't be notified. This tip will show us how to monitor shared drive folders.
6. Manage Google Apps Domain Shared Contacts
Ever wanted to manage shared contacts in your Google Apps Domain? This instruction will provide you the recipe on how to implement shared contact supports inside Google Apps Script. Note that shared contacts are not available on gmail.
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