Google App Script editor overview

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Google App Script IDE overview

Google Apps Script IDE provides comprehensive facilities like intelligent code completion, debugger, content assist and many more
to help developers to write code fast.




  • Project Name: Save project with given name 
  • Menus:

    • File: To perform file related operations.

      • New: It allow to create Script New Project,Code(.gs),HTML file and other Google files.
      • Open…: It will redirect App Script Dashboard
      • See version history: Compare code file changes (Don't expect like bitbucket  or git version control tools)
      • Rename…: Rename existing project/script file.
      • Make a copy: Make copy of current project
      • Save: Save current coding data(Single)
      • Save all: Save all coding files data (Multiple coding files)
      • Manage versions…: It is useful when you publish App Script as Library.
      • Share…: Sharing file with other users.
      • Project Properties: It contain project key details like
        • Info: basic information about current apps script project
        • Scopes: list of all scopes used in current project 
        • User properties: User properties and values more details
        • Script properties: It is helpful to declare global values in project click here
    • Edit: It will help to manage coding text

      • Undo(Ctrl+Z): Undo coding text
      • Redo(Ctrl+Y): Redo coding text
      • Select all(Ctrl+A): Select all coding text
      • Find and Replace…(Ctrl+F): Find text in project
      • Word completion(Alt+Space): If you type three letter it will complete remaining world (like Linux command )
      • Content assist(Ctrl+Space): Assistance to display predefined classes (DocumentApp)
      • Toggle comment(Ctrl+/): Comments coding text line by line (//)or multiple lines(/* code text */)
      • Current project’s triggers: Display/Set current project trigger if any
      • All your triggers: Display all project trigger running from your accounts
    • View: View project related informations like Logs, Executions etc

      • Execution transcript: Display all step by step execution flow
      • Logs(Ctrl+Enter): It will show Logger.log() function output
      • Stackdriver login: Redirect to Stackdriver Console page
      • Stackdriver Error Reporting: It will display information capture by Console.log() function.
      • Executions: Redirect to Apps Script dashboard page to display execution details.
      • Sort files alphabetically: Sort script/html files alphabetical order (A-Z)
      • Show manifest file:Display project manifest details
      • Compact Controls: Hide Project Name, It will Increase the working area
      • Full screen: It will hide all controls. (Press ESC to show controls)
    • Run: Run your script functions.



      • Run function: It will show all functions list
      • Debug function: set debug point and select function to find out bugs
      • Test as add-on…: Test script as add on services
    • Publish: Publish Apps Script Project

      • Deploy as web app..: It will publish apps script project as web app
      • Deploy as API executable…: It will share your script as API
      • Register in Chrome Web Store: It will allow to register your project as Chrome add on/extensions more details
      • Deploy as web add on: It will allow to publish project as Chrome web add on. more details
      • Deploy from manifest..:NA
      • Manage Android add-ons..:NA
    • Resources: Manage project additional resources

    • Libraries…: A library is a project whose functions can be reused in other scripts (OAth 2)
    • Cloud Platform project…: Redirect to current Google cloud platform project.
    • Advanced Google services…: The advanced services in Apps Script allow experienced developers to connect to certain public Google APIs with less set-up than using their HTTP interfaces.
    • Help: All apps script tutorials links
  • Quick Menus

    • Undo: Undo coding text
    • Redo: Redo coding text
    • Indent: Indent the code text
    • Save: save current coding file text
    • Set trigger: Set/Update current project triggers
    • Run: It will run displayed function
    • Bug: Debug the functions
    • Functions: Select function from dropdown
    • Warning: It will show warnings occurred in coding.
  • File list : Display all files list from current Apps script Project.

  • Coding Area:Actual coding area...

  • Access level options: Share apps script project with other users


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  1. UnknownJanuary 30, 2021 at 2:43:00 AM GMT+5:30

    UGH, the new version of App Script does not let you sort alphabetically!!!!!

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