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Create a new presentation
function
createPresentation
()
{
var
presentation
=
Slides
.
Presentations
.
create
({
"title"
:
"MyNewPresentation"
});
console
.
log
(
"Created presentation with ID: "
+
presentation
.
presentationId
);
}
Create a new slide
function
createSlide
(
presentationId
)
{
//
You
can
specify
the
ID
to
use
for
the
slide
,
as
long
as
it
's unique.
var
pageId
=
Utilities
.
getUuid
();
var
requests
=
[{
"createSlide"
:
{
"objectId"
:
pageId
,
"insertionIndex"
:
1
,
"slideLayoutReference"
:
{
"predefinedLayout"
:
"TITLE_AND_TWO_COLUMNS"
}
}
}];
var
slide
=
Slides
.
Presentations
.
batchUpdate
({
'requests'
:
requests
},
presentationId
);
console
.
log
(
"Created Slide with ID: "
+
slide
.
replies
[
0
]
.
createSlide
.
objectId
);
}
Read page element object IDs
function
readPageElementIds
(
presentationId
,
pageId
)
{
//
You
can
use
a
field
mask
to
limit
the
data
the
API
retrieves
//
in
a
get
request
,
or
what
fields
are
updated
in
an
batchUpdate
.
var
response
=
Slides
.
Presentations
.
Pages
.
get
(
presentationId
,
pageId
,
{
"fields"
:
"pageElements.objectId"
});
console
.
log
(
response
);
}
Add a new text box
function
addTextBox
(
presentationId
,
pageId
)
{
//
You
can
specify
the
ID
to
use
for
elements
you
create
,
//
as
long
as
the
ID
is
unique
.
var
pageElementId
=
Utilities
.
getUuid
();
var
requests
=
[{
"createShape"
:
{
"objectId"
:
pageElementId
,
"shapeType"
:
"TEXT_BOX"
,
"elementProperties"
:
{
"pageObjectId"
:
pageId
,
"size"
:
{
"width"
:
{
"magnitude"
:
150
,
"unit"
:
"PT"
},
"height"
:
{
"magnitude"
:
50
,
"unit"
:
"PT"
}
},
"transform"
:
{
"scaleX"
:
1
,
"scaleY"
:
1
,
"translateX"
:
200
,
"translateY"
:
100
,
"unit"
:
"PT"
}
}
}
},
{
"insertText"
:
{
"objectId"
:
pageElementId
,
"text"
:
"My Added Text Box"
,
"insertionIndex"
:
0
}
}];
var
response
=
Slides
.
Presentations
.
batchUpdate
({
'requests'
:
requests
},
presentationId
);
console
.
log
(
"Created Textbox with ID: "
+
response
.
replies
[
0
]
.
createShape
.
objectId
);
}
Format shape text
function
formatShapeText
(
presentationId
,
shapeId
)
{
var
requests
=
[{
"updateTextStyle"
:
{
"objectId"
:
shapeId
,
"fields"
:
"foregroundColor,bold,italic,fontFamily,fontSize,underline"
,
"style"
:
{
"foregroundColor"
:
{
"opaqueColor"
:
{
"themeColor"
:
"ACCENT5"
}
},
"bold"
:
true
,
"italic"
:
true
,
"underline"
:
true
,
"fontFamily"
:
"Corsiva"
,
"fontSize"
:
{
"magnitude"
:
18
,
"unit"
:
"PT"
}
},
"textRange"
:
{
"type"
:
"ALL"
}
}
}];
var
response
=
Slides
.
Presentations
.
batchUpdate
({
'requests'
:
requests
},
presentationId
);
}
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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