Executing Add-ons¶

The execute add-on action runs a Google Docs add-on from the Extensions menu. The action's configuration should specify how to reach the add-on from this menu.

For example, if you have the "Debate Format" add-on with a "Shrink" tool, then your configuration should be "Debate Format.Shrink".

Sample Add-on¶

Creating a custom add-on is a great way to extend Docs Hotkey's functionality. Below is the source code for an add-on that shrinks any unbolded and unhighlighted text. Some users have had success using LLMs (specifically Gemini) to create custom add-on scripts — have the model use the onOpen function below to create an add-on menu that is compatible with Docs Hotkey.

function onOpen() {
  DocumentApp.getUi().createAddonMenu().addItem('Shrink', 'shrink').addToUi()
}

function shrink() {
  const doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument()
  if (!doc.getSelection()) {
    return
  }
  const elements = doc.getSelection().getRangeElements()
  for (let element of elements) {
    if (!element.getElement().asText) {
      continue
    }
    const text = element.getElement().asText()
    const indices = text.getTextAttributeIndices()
    indices.push(text.getText().length)
    for (let i = 0; i < indices.length - 1; i++) {
      if (!text.isBold(indices[i]) && !text.getBackgroundColor(indices[i])) {
        text.setFontSize(indices[i], indices[i + 1] - 1, 8)
      }
    }
  }
}