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SelectionThe user's selection in the active presentation.
const selection = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection(); const currentPage = selection.getCurrentPage(); const selectionType = selection.getSelectionType();Detailed documentation
getCurrentPage()
Returns the currently active Page
or null
if there is no active page.
const selection = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection(); const currentPage = selection.getCurrentPage(); if (currentPage != null) { Logger.log(`Selected current active page ID: ${currentPage.getObjectId()}`); }Return
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations
getPageElementRange()
Returns the PageElementRange
collection of PageElement
instances that are selected or null
if there are no PageElement
instances selected.
const selection = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection(); const selectionType = selection.getSelectionType(); if (selectionType === SlidesApp.SelectionType.PAGE_ELEMENT) { const currentPage = selection.getCurrentPage(); const pageElements = selection.getPageElementRange().getPageElements(); Logger.log(`Number of page elements selected: ${pageElements.length}`); }Return Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations
getSelectionType()
Returns the SelectionType
.
const selection = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection(); const selectionType = selection.getSelectionType(); if (selectionType === SlidesApp.SelectionType.CURRENT_PAGE) { const currentPage = selection.getCurrentPage(); Logger.log(`Selected current active page ID: ${currentPage.getObjectId()}`); }Return Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations
getTableCellRange()
Returns the TableCellRange
collection of TableCell
instances that are selected or null
if there are no TableCell
instances selected.
const selection = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection(); const selectionType = selection.getSelectionType(); if (selectionType === SlidesApp.SelectionType.TABLE_CELL) { const currentPage = selection.getCurrentPage(); const tableCells = selection.getTableCellRange().getTableCells(); const table = tableCells[0].getParentTable(); Logger.log(`Number of table cells selected: ${tableCells.length}`); }Return Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/presentations
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Last updated 2024-12-02 UTC.
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