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Google Docs is a cloud-based document
solution with real-time collaboration and powerful tools to compose, edit,
and share documents.
You can extend Docs with add-ons that build customized workflow improvements,
establish connectivity to third-party systems, and integrate your documents
with other Google Workspace applications (like
Google Slides).
Here are a few things you can do with an add-on that extends Google Docs:
You can read, edit, visualize, and format text in Google Docs using the
built-in Apps Script Document service. The
service also lets you create and modify tables, images, drawings, and
equations appearing in Google Docs.
You can use add-on triggers to run specified functions when
certain triggering events occur.
Docs add-ons are built using Apps Script. To learn more about how to access
and manage Google Docs with Apps Script, see
Extending Google Docs.
Document structure
The documents created in Google Docs have internal, tree-like structures
(similar to HTML or JSON) that define where and how text, images, tables, and
other elements appear. The Apps Script
Document service defines several
classes (such as Paragraph
or Table) to help manage the
different element types.
See Structure of a document
to learn about these element classes and the rules that govern their
arrangement.
Triggers
Apps Script triggers let a script project execute a specified function
when certain conditions are met, such as when a document is opened or when an
add-on is installed.
See add-on triggers for more information
on what triggers can be used with Docs add-ons and what restrictions apply to
their use.
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