When you create instances of documents from templates, always useĮnd-user credentials. The template using a dedicated account representing the application.Īre a good choice and avoid complications with Google Workspace policies that ).execute()įor template documents the application defines and owns, create Be sure to use strings that are unlikely to occur normally. Any text formatting you want to replace is preserved.įor each element you'll be inserting, replace the placeholder content with a Placeholder content to help you with the design and format. Here's an example of how you can use the Docs API to merge data into a document: Separating content from presentation is a well-known design
This is much easier than tuning parameters in It's easy for designers to fine-tune a document's design using
There are several reasons why this approach is useful:
Your app can then merge customer-specific data into the template For example, a contract template might have fixed content, along with spots for the receiver's name, address, and This page outlines how you can take data from an external source and insert itĪ template is a special type of document containing the same fixed text for all documents created from the template, along with designated placeholders I hope this saves you buying a Macbook and being disappointed later.One useful application of the Google Docs API is to merge information from one There are others, but those are the most annoying. Also time consuming, and if i want rows that are not consecutive, I have to do it all separately. There is no way to merge directly from the Excel doc - I have to do it from the word doc.The row numbers are off by 1 between Excel and Word, so if I want to create docs with rows 10-15, I need to merge 9-14.When I make any change, either on the Excel or Word doc, I have to close both of them and reopen before attempting to merge.
And there is nothing comparable to Excel for Mac or Ipad.Ī few issues when doing a mail merge that come up on my Macbook Air: I also have to create reports for work in the form of documents, not emails, and there are lots of annoyances in the Mac version of mail merge since it's a Microsoft program. Not sure if you are still considering a Macbook Air for your mail merge, but I've just been through this, and my advice is that if you have a pc, keep it handy for the mail merge. I’m sorry that we’re unable to give you a “ready to go” solution.
If the Shortcuts App doesn’t have a specific function that you need, there are other elements that can be added to Shortcuts than can extend its native capability (e.g., Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts in the App Store - see ). Yes, if you’re unfamiliar with Shortcuts, there will be a learning curve - but think of the benefit to you in having achieved your goal - and the potential benefit to our common body of knowledge if you choose to share the fruit of your leaning and/or your eventual creation.? Don’t forget, there are other sources of Shortcuts outside of the official Gallery (such as ). Clearly, we can’t see what you can, or write the Shortcut for you - but from your description you have a really good idea of the output you need given a very specific set of input criteria. You might have to write a new (or modify/refine an existing) shortcut yourself. Given your requirements, it is highly likely that there isn’t a ready-made tool that precisely fits your requirement - but, again, with a little work on your part, that’s where the Shortcuts App may help you. There was never any form of rebuke intended - mild or otherwise - just some guidance towards something that what was intended to be constructively helpful.