Automating Google Sheets with Google Apps Script Beginners Chiswick

Chiswick Beginners Automating Google Sheets with Google Apps Script Overview

Chiswick, a leafy suburb of London, is celebrated for its historic pubs and riverside walks.

London (Chiswick)
Building 3,
Chiswick Park,
566 Chiswick High Road,
Chiswick,
London, W4 5YA

The London Chiswick Park business centre is in a beautiful four-storey glass building in an award-winning business park is ideal for your Automating Google Sheets with Google Apps Script Beginners training course. Designed by architect Sir Richard Rogers, the building is one of 12, which form a 'necklace' around an inner landscaped area with a lake, waterfall, trees, gardens and walkways. With on-site parking, the centre is also close to the Gunnersbury London Underground Station.

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Course Duration: 1 Day

Course Prerequisites for your training in Chiswick

To benefit from this course, you should have:

• Basic knowledge of Google Sheets
• Familiarity with spreadsheet formulas and functions
• Willingness to learn coding concepts (no prior coding experience required)
• Access to a Google Workspace account with Google Sheets
• Basic understanding of JavaScript is helpful but not mandatory

Complete Course Outline

Introduction to Google Sheets Apps Script

• Introduction to VBA and extending it to Google Apps Script
• Enhancing workflows with Google Apps Script
• Key differences between Excel VBA and Google Apps Script
• Common use cases for automating Google Sheets with Apps Script

Transitioning from VBA to Google Apps Script

• Introduction to JavaScript and its role in Apps Script
• What is Google Apps Script?
• Key features of Apps Script for users familiar with VBA
• Accessing and automating Google Sheets via Apps Script
• Handling quotas, limits, and asynchronicity in Apps Script
• Comparison between VBA and Apps Script functionality

Automating Google Sheets with Apps Script

• Running basic scripts to manipulate Google Sheets data
• Using triggers and events to automate repetitive tasks
• Writing data across multiple Google Sheets from a script
• Creating custom menus and extending Google Sheets functionality
• Example: Automating data imports and exports in Google Sheets

Debugging and Error Handling in Google Apps Script

• Using the Apps Script debugger
• Handling errors with try-catch blocks
• Example: Implementing error handling in a Google Sheets script

Dynamic Ranges and Formulas in Google Sheets

• Creating dynamic ranges in Google Sheets using Apps Script
• Writing custom formulas with Apps Script
• Practice exercise: Automating sum calculation for a list of products

Working with Functions in Google Apps Script

• Returning values from functions in Apps Script
• Example: Calculating the last row of data in a Google Sheet
• Passing arguments between functions for dynamic workflows

Practical Use Cases for Automating Google Sheets

• Exercise: Dynamically selecting and summing a column in Google Sheets
• Automating data entry and analysis in Google Sheets with Apps Script
• Creating interactive forms and reports within Google Sheets

Google Apps Script for Add-ons and Extensions

• Integrating Google Sheets with other Google Workspace services
• Creating custom add-ons for Google Sheets
• Example: Publishing and securing Google Sheets Add-ons

Comprehensive Practice Project

• Automating a product lookup and pricing tool in Google Sheets
• Empowering users to automate workflows in Google Sheets

Other Related Courses

Google Sheets Beginners Training

Google Sheets Intermediate Training

Google Apps Script Intermediate Training

Post-Course Resources

• Training notes & exercise files
• Online materials: video tutorials & shortcuts
• 3 months post training support