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Page Summary
Documents can contain one or more tabs, each with rich text and elements like tables and lists.
Documents can be opened or created using
DocumentApp.Methods that modify text contents operate on the active or first tab; scripts can be migrated to support tabs using
getTabs()andTab.asDocumentTab().The
Documentclass provides methods for managing document content, permissions, and properties, such as adding elements like bookmarks, footers, and headers, managing editors and viewers, and retrieving document information like ID, language, name, and URL.
A document, containing one or moreTab objects, each of which contains rich text andelements such as tables and lists.
Documents may be opened or created usingDocument.
// Open a document by ID.letdoc=DocumentApp.openById('<my-id>');// Create and open a document.doc=DocumentApp.create('Document Title');
Methods on theDocument class that directly access and modify text contents operate oneither the active tab (in scriptsbound to aparticular document) or the first tab (if an active one isn't available). Scripts relying onthese methods (for example,get) can be migrated to support tabs usingget and thenTab.asDocumentTab().
Methods
| Method | Return type | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
add | Bookmark | Adds aBookmark at the givenPosition to the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. |
add | Document | Adds the given user to the list of editors for theDocument. |
add | Document | Adds the given user to the list of editors for theDocument. |
add | Document | Adds the given array of users to the list of editors for theDocument. |
add | Footer | Adds a footer section, if none exists, to the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. |
add | Header | Adds a header section, if none exists, to the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. |
add | Named | Adds aNamed, which is aRange that has a name and ID to use forlater retrieval, in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. |
add | Document | Adds the given user to the list of viewers for theDocument. |
add | Document | Adds the given user to the list of viewers for theDocument. |
add | Document | Adds the given array of users to the list of viewers for theDocument. |
get | Tab | Gets the user's currently activeTab in the document. |
get | Blob | Retrieves the currentDocument contents as a blob of the specified type. |
get | Blob | Retrieves the currentDocument contents as a blob. |
get | Body | Retrieves the first tab'sBody or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab'sDocument. |
get | Bookmark|null | Gets theBookmark with the given ID in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. |
get | Bookmark[] | Gets allBookmark objects in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. |
get | Position|null | Gets the user's cursor in the active tab. |
get | User[] | Gets the list of editors for thisDocument. |
get | Footer | Retrieves the first tab's footer section or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab's footersection. |
get | Footnote[]|null | Retrieves all theFootnote elements in the first tab's body or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab's body. |
get | Header | Retrieves the first tab's header section or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab's headersection. |
get | String | Retrieves the document's unique identifier. |
get | String | Gets the document's language code. |
get | String | Retrieves the title of the document. |
get | Named | Gets theNamed with the given ID in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. |
get | Named | Gets allNamed objects in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. |
get | Named | Gets allNamed objects with the given name in the first tab or, for scripts thatarebound to a document, the active tab. |
get | Range|null | Gets the user's selection in the active tab. |
get | String[] | Gets all language codes that are supported in Google Docs files. |
get | Tab | Gets theTab with the specified ID. |
get | Tab[] | Gets all unnestedTabs that are part of the document. |
get | String | Retrieves the URL to access the current document. |
get | User[] | Gets the list of viewers and commenters for thisDocument. |
new | Position | Creates a newPosition, which is a reference to a location in the tab, relative to aspecific element in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. |
new | Range | Creates a builder used to constructRange objects from tab elements in thefirst tab or, for scripts that arebound to adocument, the active tab. |
remove | Document | Removes the given user from the list of editors for theDocument. |
remove | Document | Removes the given user from the list of editors for theDocument. |
remove | Document | Removes the given user from the list of viewers and commenters for theDocument. |
remove | Document | Removes the given user from the list of viewers and commenters for theDocument. |
save | void | Saves the currentDocument. |
set | void | Sets the user's selectedTab in the current document to the tab with the specified ID. |
set | Document | Sets the user's cursor, given aPosition. |
set | Document | Sets the document's language code. |
set | Document | Sets the document title. |
set | Document | Sets the user's selection in the active tab, given aRange. |
Detailed documentation
addBookmark(position)
Adds aBookmark at the givenPosition to the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. To add abookmark to any tab, use theDocument method.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within// a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead.// TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own.constdoc=DocumentApp.openById('123abc');// Gets the active or first tab's body and adds a paragraph.constparagraph=doc.getBody().appendParagraph('My new paragraph.');// Creates a position at the first character of the paragraph text.constposition=doc.newPosition(paragraph.getChild(0),0);// Adds a bookmark at the first character of the paragraph text.constbookmark=doc.addBookmark(position);// Logs the bookmark ID to the console.console.log(bookmark.getId());
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
position | Position | The position of the new bookmark. |
Return
Bookmark — The new bookmark.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
addEditor(emailAddress)
Adds the given user to the list of editors for theDocument. If the user was alreadyon the list of viewers, this method promotes the user out of the list of viewers.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
email | String | The email address of the user to add. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
addEditor(user)
Adds the given user to the list of editors for theDocument. If the user was alreadyon the list of viewers, this method promotes the user out of the list of viewers.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
user | User | A representation of the user to add. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
addEditors(emailAddresses)
Adds the given array of users to the list of editors for theDocument. If any of theusers were already on the list of viewers, this method promotes them out of the list ofviewers.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
email | String[] | An array of email addresses of the users to add. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
addFooter()
Adds a footer section, if none exists, to the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. To add a footersection to any tab, use theDocument method.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within// a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead.// TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own.constdoc=DocumentApp.openById('123abc');// Adds a footer to the document's active or first tab.constfooter=doc.addFooter();// Sets the footer text to 'This is a footer.'footer.setText('This is a footer');
Return
Footer — The tab footer.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
addHeader()
Adds a header section, if none exists, to the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. To add a headersection to any tab, use theDocument method.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within// a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead.// TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own.constdoc=DocumentApp.openById('123abc');// Adds a header to the document's active or first tab.constheader=doc.addHeader();// Sets the header text to 'This is a header.'header.setText('This is a header');
Return
Header — The tab header.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
addNamedRange(name, range)
Adds aNamed, which is aRange that has a name and ID to use forlater retrieval, in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. To add aNamed in any tab, use theDocument method. Names aren'tnecessarily unique; several different ranges in the same document can share the same name, muchlike a class in HTML. By contrast, IDs are unique within the document, like an ID in HTML.After you add aNamed to a document, you can't modify it, you can only remove it.
Any script that accesses the document can access aNamed. To avoid unintendedconflicts between scripts, consider prefixing range names with a unique string.
// Creates a named range that includes every table in the active tab.constdoc=DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();constrangeBuilder=doc.newRange();consttables=doc.getBody().getTables();for(leti=0;i <tables.length;i++){rangeBuilder.addElement(tables[i]);}// Adds the named range to the document's active tab.doc.addNamedRange('Document tables',rangeBuilder.build());
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | String | The name for the range, which doesn't need to be unique; range names must be between 1-256 characters. |
range | Range | The range of elements to associate with the name; the range can bethe active selection, asearch result, or manually constructed withnew. |
Return
Named — TheNamed.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
addViewer(emailAddress)
Adds the given user to the list of viewers for theDocument. If the user was alreadyon the list of editors, this method has no effect.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
email | String | The email address of the user to add. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
addViewer(user)
Adds the given user to the list of viewers for theDocument. If the user was alreadyon the list of editors, this method has no effect.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
user | User | A representation of the user to add. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
addViewers(emailAddresses)
Adds the given array of users to the list of viewers for theDocument. If any of theusers were already on the list of editors, this method has no effect for them.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
email | String[] | An array of email addresses of the users to add. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getActiveTab()
Gets the user's currently activeTab in the document. A script can only access theactive tab of the user who is running the script, and only if the script isbound to the document.
// Display a dialog box that shows the title of the tab that the// user is currently viewing.consttab=DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getActiveTab();DocumentApp.getUi().alert(`ID of selected tab:${tab.getTitle()}`);
Return
Tab — The user's currently activeTab, ornull if the script is not bound to the document.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getAs(contentType)
Retrieves the currentDocument contents as a blob of the specified type.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within// a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead.// TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own.constdoc=DocumentApp.openById('123abc');// Gets the document as a PDF.constpdf=doc.getAs('application/pdf');// Logs the name of the PDF to the console.console.log(pdf.getName());
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
content | String | The MIME type to convert to;'application/pdf' and'text/markdown' are supported. |
Return
Blob — The current document as a blob.
getBlob()
Retrieves the currentDocument contents as a blob.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within// a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead.// TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own.constdoc=DocumentApp.openById('123abc');// Retrieves the current document's contents as a blob and logs it to the// console.console.log(doc.getBlob().getContentType());
Return
Blob — The current document as a blob.
getBody()
Retrieves the first tab'sBody or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab'sDocument. To get theDocument of any tab, use theDocument method.
Tabs may contain different types of sections (for example,Header,Footer). The active section for a tab is theBody.
Element methods inDocument delegate to the activeBody.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within// a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead.// TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own.constdoc=DocumentApp.openById('123abc');// Gets the active or first tab's body.constbody=doc.getBody();// Gets the body text and logs it to the console.console.log(body.getText());
Return
Body — The tab body section.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getBookmark(id)
Gets theBookmark with the given ID in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. To get abookmark in any tab, use theDocument method. This method returnsnull if no suchBookmark exists within the tab.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within// a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead.// TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own.constdoc=DocumentApp.openById('123abc');// Gets the bookmark by its ID in the document's active or first tab.constbookmark=doc.getBookmark('id.xyz654321');// If the bookmark exists, logs the character offset of its position to the// console. otherwise, logs 'No bookmark exists with the given ID.' to the// console.if(bookmark){console.log(bookmark.getPosition().getOffset());}else{console.log('No bookmark exists with the given ID.');}
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | String | The ID for theBookmark. |
Return
Bookmark|null — TheBookmark with the given ID, ornull if no suchBookmark exists within the tab.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getBookmarks()
Gets allBookmark objects in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. To get allbookmarks in any tab, use theDocument method.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within// a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead.constdoc=DocumentApp.openById('123abc');// Gets all of the bookmarks in the document's active or first tab.constbookmarks=doc.getBookmarks();// Logs the number of bookmarks in the tab to the console.console.log(bookmarks.length);
Return
Bookmark[] — An array of theBookmark objects in the tab.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getCursor()
Gets the user's cursor in the active tab. A script can only access the cursor of the user whois running the script, and only if the script isbound to the document.
// Insert some text at the cursor position and make it bold.constcursor=DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getCursor();if(cursor){// Attempt to insert text at the cursor position. If the insertion returns// null, the cursor's containing element doesn't allow insertions, so show the// user an error message.constelement=cursor.insertText('ಠ‿ಠ');if(element){element.setBold(true);}else{DocumentApp.getUi().alert('Cannot insert text here.');}}else{DocumentApp.getUi().alert('Cannot find a cursor.');}
Return
Position|null — A representation of the user's cursor, ornull if the user does not have a cursor placed in the tab or if the script is not bound to the document.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getEditors()
getFooter()
Retrieves the first tab's footer section or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab's footersection. To get the footer section of any tab, use theDocument method.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within// a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead.// TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own.constdoc=DocumentApp.openById('123abc');// Gets the text of the active or first tab's footer and logs it to the console.console.log(doc.getFooter().getText());
Return
Footer — The tab's footer.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getFootnotes()
Retrieves all theFootnote elements in the first tab's body or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab's body. To getall the footnotes in any tab, use theDocument method.
Calls toget cause an iteration over the tab's elements. For large tabs,avoid unnecessary calls to this method.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within// a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead.// TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own.constdoc=DocumentApp.openById('123abc');// Gets the first footnote in the active or first tab's body.constfootnote=doc.getFootnotes()[0];// Logs footnote contents to the console.console.log(footnote.getFootnoteContents().getText());
Return
Footnote[]|null — The tab's footnotes.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getHeader()
Retrieves the first tab's header section or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab's headersection. To get the header section of any tab, use theDocument method.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within// a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead.// TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own.constdoc=DocumentApp.openById('123abc');// Gets the text of the active or first tab's header and logs it to the console.console.log(doc.getHeader().getText());
Return
Header — The tab's header.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getId()
Retrieves the document's unique identifier. The document ID is used withDocument to open a specific document instance.
Return
String — The document's ID.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getLanguage()
Gets the document's language code. This is the language shown in the document editor'sFile> Language, which may not be the actual language that the document contains.
Return
String — The document language, ornull if not defined.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getName()
Retrieves the title of the document.
Return
String — The document title.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getNamedRangeById(id)
Gets theNamed with the given ID in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. To get theNamed with the given ID in any tab, use theDocumentmethod. This method returnsnull if no suchNamed exists in the tab. Namesare not necessarily unique, even across tabs; several different ranges in the same tab mayshare the same name, much like a class in HTML. By contrast, IDs are unique within the tab,like an ID in HTML.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | String | The range's ID, which is unique within the tab. |
Return
Named — TheNamed with the given ID, ornull if no such range exists in the tab.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getNamedRanges()
Gets allNamed objects in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. To get allNamed objects in any tab, use theDocument method.
ANamed can be accessed by any script that accesses the tab. To avoidunintended conflicts between scripts, consider prefixing range names with a unique string.
Return
Named — An array of theNamed objects in the tab, possibly including multiple ranges with the same name.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getNamedRanges(name)
Gets allNamed objects with the given name in the first tab or, for scripts thatarebound to a document, the active tab. To getallNamed objects in any tab, use theDocument method. Names are not necessarily unique, even across tabs; several different ranges inthe same tab may share the same name, much like a class in HTML. By contrast, IDs are uniquewithin the tab, like an ID in HTML.
ANamed can be accessed by any script that accesses the document. To avoidunintended conflicts between scripts, consider prefixing range names with a unique string.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | String | The range's name, which is not necessarily unique. |
Return
Named — An array of theNamed objects in the tab with the given name.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getSelection()
Gets the user's selection in the active tab. A script can only access the selection of the userwho is running the script, and only if the script isbound to the document.
// Display a dialog box that tells the user how many elements are included in// the selection.constselection=DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getSelection();if(selection){constelements=selection.getRangeElements();DocumentApp.getUi().alert(`Number of selected elements:${elements.length}`);}else{DocumentApp.getUi().alert('Nothing is selected.');}
Return
Range|null — A representation of the user's selection, ornull if the user does not have anything selected in the tab, if only the end of a paragraph is selected, if only the end of a paragraph and a new line are selected, or if the script is not bound to the document.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getSupportedLanguageCodes()
Gets all language codes that are supported in Google Docs files.
Return
String[] — An array of language codes.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getTab(tabId)
Gets theTab with the specified ID. This method returnsnull if no suchTab exists. Can access tabs at any nesting level.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
tab | String | The ID of the tab to get. |
Return
Tab — TheTab with the specified ID, ornull if no suchTab exists.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getTabs()
Gets all unnestedTabs that are part of the document.
Tabs can contain child tabs, a tab nested within another tab. Child tabs are accessibleusingTab.getChildTabs().
Return
Tab[] — The list of allTabs that are part of the document.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getUrl()
Retrieves the URL to access the current document.
constdoc=DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();// Send out the link to open the document.MailApp.sendEmail('<email-address>',doc.getName(),doc.getUrl());
Return
String — The URL to access the current document.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
getViewers()
Gets the list of viewers and commenters for thisDocument.
Return
User[] — An array of users with view or comment permission.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
newPosition(element, offset)
Creates a newPosition, which is a reference to a location in the tab, relative to aspecific element in the first tab or, for scripts that arebound to a document, the active tab. To create aPosition relative to a location in any tab, use theDocumentmethod. The user's cursor is represented as aPosition, among other uses.
// Append a paragraph to the active tab, then place the user's cursor after the// first word of the new paragraph.constdoc=DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();constparagraph=doc.getBody().appendParagraph('My new paragraph.');constposition=doc.newPosition(paragraph.getChild(0),2);doc.setCursor(position);
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
element | Element | The element that should contain the newPosition; this must be either aText element or a container element likeParagraph. |
offset | Integer | ForText elements, the number of characters before thePosition; for other elements, the number of child elements before thePosition within the same container element. |
Return
Position — The newPosition.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
newRange()
Creates a builder used to constructRange objects from tab elements in thefirst tab or, for scripts that arebound to adocument, the active tab. To create a builder used to constructDocument objectsfrom tab elements in any tab, use theDocument method.
// Change the user's selection to a range that includes every table in the// active tab.constdoc=DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();constrangeBuilder=doc.newRange();consttables=doc.getBody().getTables();for(leti=0;i <tables.length;i++){rangeBuilder.addElement(tables[i]);}doc.setSelection(rangeBuilder.build());
Return
Range — The new builder.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
removeEditor(emailAddress)
Removes the given user from the list of editors for theDocument. This method doesn'tblock users from accessing theDocument if they belong to a class of users who havegeneral access—for example, if theDocument is shared with the user's entiredomain, or if theDocument is in a shared drive that the user can access.
For Drive files, this also removes the user from the list of viewers.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
email | String | The email address of the user to remove. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
removeEditor(user)
Removes the given user from the list of editors for theDocument. This method doesn'tblock users from accessing theDocument if they belong to a class of users who havegeneral access—for example, if theDocument is shared with the user's entiredomain, or if theDocument is in a shared drive that the user can access.
For Drive files, this also removes the user from the list of viewers.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
user | User | A representation of the user to remove. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
removeViewer(emailAddress)
Removes the given user from the list of viewers and commenters for theDocument. Thismethod has no effect if the user is an editor, not a viewer or commenter. This method alsodoesn't block users from accessing theDocument if they belong to a class of users whohave general access—for example, if theDocument is shared with the user'sentire domain, or if theDocument is in a shared drive that the user can access.
For Drive files, this also removes the user from the list of editors.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
email | String | The email address of the user to remove. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
removeViewer(user)
Removes the given user from the list of viewers and commenters for theDocument. Thismethod has no effect if the user is an editor, not a viewer. This method also doesn't blockusers from accessing theDocument if they belong to a class of users who have generalaccess—for example, if theDocument is shared with the user's entire domain, orif theDocument is in a shared drive that the user can access.
For Drive files, this also removes the user from the list of editors.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
user | User | A representation of the user to remove. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
saveAndClose()
Saves the currentDocument. Causes pending updates to be flushed and applied.
Thesave method is automatically invoked at the end of script executionfor each open editableDocument.
A closedDocument can't be edited. UseDocument to reopen agiven document for editing.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
setActiveTab(tabId)
Sets the user's selectedTab in the current document to the tab with the specified ID.
constdoc=DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();// Sets the user's selected tab by its ID.// TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own.consttab=doc.setActiveTab('123abc');
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
tab | String | The ID of the tab to set as active. |
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
setCursor(position)
Sets the user's cursor, given aPosition. A script can only access the cursor of theuser who is running the script, and only if the script isbound to the document.
Providing aPosition from an inactiveTab switches the user's active tab.
constdoc=DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();constdocumentTab=doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab();// Append a paragraph, then place the user's cursor after the first word of the// new paragraph.constparagraph=documentTab.getBody().appendParagraph('My new paragraph.');constposition=documentTab.newPosition(paragraph.getChild(0),2);doc.setCursor(position);
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
position | Position | The new cursor location. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
setLanguage(languageCode)
Sets the document's language code. This is the language shown in the document editor'sFile> Language, which may not be the actual language that the document contains. Useget to get all the valid language codes.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
language | String | The language code. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
setName(name)
Sets the document title.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | String | The new document title. |
Return
Document — The current document.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
setSelection(range)
Sets the user's selection in the active tab, given aRange. A script can onlyaccess the selection of the user who is running the script, and only if the script isbound to the document.
constdoc=DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();constdocumentTab=doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab();// Change the user's selection to a range that includes every table in the// document.constrangeBuilder=documentTab.newRange();consttables=documentTab.getBody().getTables();for(leti=0;i <tables.length;i++){rangeBuilder.addElement(tables[i]);}doc.setSelection(rangeBuilder.build());
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
range | Range | The new range of elements to select. |
Return
Document — ThisDocument, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
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