Google Script Is...

Google Script is a coding and application development platform built into Google Apps, enabling you to add functionality to spreadsheets, Gmail, Sites, and other services from Google. For example, if your spreadsheet needs a menu item in the tool bar for creating a pivot table, you would write a Google Script that adds it to the menu and performs the task. Because Google Script serves as a backend to other Google services, you will need a spreadsheet or Site to hold the scripts you create. This does not mean that your script will be limited to the spreadsheet or site containing the script. On the contrary, a Google Script can run as a web service without the user ever knowing there is a spreadsheet invol....