Google Drive is a service for storing and working with different types of files, but its features sometimes don’t meet our expectations, and that’s where Google Apps Scripts comes in, a very easy-to-use programming language that will help us enable services in Google Drive. That’s why we present to you 5 improvements for Google Drive using Google Apps Scripts.
We will focus on the services we can use when we activate the scripts, such as reading, extracting, converting and storing files.
How to Run Google Apps Scripts
To add this feature to any of the methods we’ll show you, first you’ll need to create and open a DOC or Sheet document and go to the Tools menu, where you’ll need to choose Script Editor.
Delete the existing code and add the code we’ll provide, then go to File and save the new code with the new Script name and click OK.
To run it, just click the Play icon, or from the Run menu look for the name of your Script and run it. Remember that this function doesn’t work for all scripts and you’ll need to grant privileges to the Script.
Convert Images to Text Documents Using OCR Technology
This script is very useful when you need to edit text in an image or work on a large number of images, turning them into editable ones.
You only have to convert the image to a text document using OCR technology and then save it to the drive. Now you will be able to edit text in the image, thanks to the conversion of the image into editable content. With this Script you will get great benefits.
How to Send a Google Document via Email
For example, to send the content of a Google Doc via email (File menu), you only need to copy the document content into the body of the email (not as an attachment), then convert the document to HTML and send the conversion via email.
Download Instagram Photos
To download multiple Instagram photos and save them to your Google Drive, or download images by their tags. This script is very good for Instagram fans, researchers and collectors who want to have a backup.
How to Save Gmail Attachments to Drive
With this service, you will extract and save all attachments in a specified folder on your Drive.
This Script is very useful to keep your attachments backed up.
How to Export Google Sheets to CSV
You will be able to export Google Sheets to CSV files individually to your Drive. This method is very useful for people who regularly use management sheets. This script is very useful for sharing the use of sheets with other services.
We hope that with this technology you can get more benefits from your Google Drive and back up almost all your data.
