Extending the Editors with Google Workspace add-ons
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Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides provide a cloud-based productivity solution with
real-time collaboration. However, modifying and surfacing relevant information
in the Editors is often a time-consuming task.
You can save your users time and effort by extending Google Docs, Sheets, and
Slides with Google Workspace add-ons. Google Workspace add-ons for Google Forms isn’t
available yet.
When you build a Google Workspace add-on, you can
define custom interfaces that are
inserted directly into the Editors. These interfaces help automate tasks,
present additional information to the user, or let the user interact with a
third-party system without having to switch to a new browser tab.
With Google Workspace add-ons, you can create the following Editor interfaces:
Google Workspace add-on behavior is configured using a
manifest.
To enable Google Workspace add-on for Editors, include
Editor-specific sections.
When configuring your Google Workspace add-on for
Editors, you must decide what
interfaces to create for your add-on and what actions it can take. See the
following guides for more information:
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