Returns the currently activePage ornull if there is no active page.

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();constcurrentPage=selection.getCurrentPage();if(currentPage!=null){Logger.log(`Selected current active page ID:${currentPage.getObjectId()}`);}

Return

Page|null

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations

Returns thePageElementRange collection ofPageElement instances that areselected ornull if there are noPageElement instances selected.

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();constselectionType=selection.getSelectionType();if(selectionType===SlidesApp.SelectionType.PAGE_ELEMENT){constcurrentPage=selection.getCurrentPage();constpageElements=selection.getPageElementRange().getPageElements();Logger.log(`Number of page elements selected:${pageElements.length}`);}

Return

PageElementRange|null

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations

Returns thePageRange a collection ofPage instances in the flimstrip that areselected ornull if the selection is not of typeSelectionType.PAGE.

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();constselectionType=selection.getSelectionType();if(selectionType===SlidesApp.SelectionType.PAGE){constpageRange=selection.getPageRange();Logger.log(`Number of pages in the flimstrip selected:${pageRange.getPages().length}`,);}

Return

PageRange|null

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations

Returns theSelectionType.

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();constselectionType=selection.getSelectionType();if(selectionType===SlidesApp.SelectionType.CURRENT_PAGE){constcurrentPage=selection.getCurrentPage();Logger.log(`Selected current active page ID:${currentPage.getObjectId()}`);}

Return

SelectionType

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations

Returns theTableCellRange collection ofTableCell instances that are selectedornull if there are noTableCell instances selected.

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();constselectionType=selection.getSelectionType();if(selectionType===SlidesApp.SelectionType.TABLE_CELL){constcurrentPage=selection.getCurrentPage();consttableCells=selection.getTableCellRange().getTableCells();consttable=tableCells[0].getParentTable();Logger.log(`Number of table cells selected:${tableCells.length}`);}

Return

TableCellRange|null

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations

Returns theTextRange that is selected ornull if the selection is not of typeSelectionType.TEXT.

TheTextRange represents two scenarios:

1. Range of text selected. For example if a shape has text "Hello", and "He" is selected,the returned range hasTextRange.getStartIndex() = 0, andTextRange.getEndIndex() =2.

2. Cursor position. For example if a shape has text "Hello", and cursor is after "H",("H|ello"), the returned range hasTextRange.getStartIndex() = 1 andTextRange.getEndIndex() = 1.

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();constselectionType=selection.getSelectionType();if(selectionType===SlidesApp.SelectionType.TEXT){constcurrentPage=selection.getCurrentPage();constpageElement=selection.getPageElementRange().getPageElements()[0];consttextRange=selection.getTextRange();Logger.log(`Text selected:${textRange.asString()}`);}

Return

TextRange|null

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations