Class Video

Video

A Page Element representing a video.

Methods

Method Return type Brief description
Video Aligns the element to the specified alignment position on the page.
Video Brings the page element forward on the page by one element.
Video Brings the page element to the front of the page.
Page Element Duplicates the page element.
Border Returns the Border of the video.
Connection Site[] Returns the list of Connection Site s on the page element, or an empty list if the page element does not have any connection sites.
String Returns the page element's alt text description.
Number Gets the element's height in points, which is the height of the element's bounding box when the element has no rotation.
Number Returns the element's inherent height in points.
Number Returns the element's inherent width in points.
Number Returns the element's horizontal position in points, measured from the upper-left corner of the page when the element has no rotation.
String Returns the unique ID for this object.
Page Element Type Returns the page element's type, represented as a Page Element Type enum.
Group Returns the group this page element belongs to, or null if the element is not in a group.
Page Returns the page this page element is on.
Number Returns the element's clockwise rotation angle around its center in degrees, where zero degrees means no rotation.
Video Source Type Gets the video source.
String Gets an URL to the video thumbnail.
String Returns the page element's alt text title.
Number Gets the element's vertical position in points, measured from the upper-left corner of the page when the element has no rotation.
Affine Transform Returns the page element's transform.
String Gets an URL to the video.
String Gets the video source's unique identifier for this video.
Number Returns the element's width in points, which is the width of the element's bounding box when the element has no rotation.
Video Preconcatenates the provided transform to the existing transform of the page element.
void Removes the page element.
Video Scales the element's height by the specified ratio.
Video Scales the element's width by the specified ratio.
void Selects only the Page Element in the active presentation and removes any previous selection.
void Selects the Page Element in the active presentation.
Video Sends the page element backward on the page by one element.
Video Sends the page element to the back of the page.
Video Sets the page element's alt text description.
Video Sets the element's height in points, which is the height of the element's bounding box when the element has no rotation.
Video Sets the element's horizontal position in points, measured from the upper-left corner of the page when the element has no rotation.
Video Sets the element's clockwise rotation angle around its center in degrees.
Video Sets the page element's alt text title.
Video Sets the element's vertical position in points, measured from the upper-left corner of the page when the element has no rotation.
Video Sets the transform of the page element with the provided transform.
Video Sets the element's width in points, which is the width of the element's bounding box when the element has no rotation.

Detailed documentation

align On Page(alignmentPosition)

Aligns the element to the specified alignment position on the page.

Parameters

Name Type Description
alignment Position
Alignment Position The position to align this page element to on the page.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.


bring Forward()

Brings the page element forward on the page by one element.

The page element must not be in a group.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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

bring To Front()

Brings the page element to the front of the page.

The page element must not be in a group.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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

duplicate()

Duplicates the page element.

The duplicate page element is placed on the same page at the same position as the original.

Return

Page Element — The new duplicate of this page element.

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

get Border()

Returns the Border of the video.

Return

Border — The border setting for this video.

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

get Connection Sites()

Returns the list of Connection Site s on the page element, or an empty list if the page element does not have any connection sites.

Return

Connection Site[] — The connection sites list, which may be empty if this element has no connection sites.

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

get Description()

Returns the page element's alt text description. The description is combined with the title to display and read alt text.

Return

String — The page element's alt text description.

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

get Height()

Gets the element's height in points, which is the height of the element's bounding box when the element has no rotation.

This method isn't compatible with all page elements. To learn which page elements aren't compatible with this method, refer to the sizing and positioning limitations .

Return

Number — The page element's inherent height in points, or null if the page element does not have a height.

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

get Inherent Height()

Returns the element's inherent height in points.

The page element's transform is relative to its inherent size. Use the inherent size in conjunction with the element's transform to determine the element's final visual appearance.

Return

Number — The page element's inherent height in points, or null if the page element does not have a height.

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

get Inherent Width()

Returns the element's inherent width in points.

The page element's transform is relative to its inherent size. Use the inherent size in conjunction with the element's transform to determine the element's final visual appearance.

Return

Number — The page element's inherent width in points, or null if the page element does not have a width.

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

get Left()

Returns the element's horizontal position in points, measured from the upper-left corner of the page when the element has no rotation.

Return

Number — This element's horizontal position in points, from the upper-left corner of the page.

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

get Object Id()

Returns the unique ID for this object. Object IDs used by pages and page elements share the same namespace.

Return

String — The unique ID for this object.

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

get Page Element Type()

Returns the page element's type, represented as a Page Element Type enum.

Return

Page Element Type — The page element's type.

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

get Parent Group()

Returns the group this page element belongs to, or null if the element is not in a group.

Return

Group — The group this page element belongs to, or null .

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

get Parent Page()

Returns the page this page element is on.

Return

Page — The page this element resides on.

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

get Rotation()

Returns the element's clockwise rotation angle around its center in degrees, where zero degrees means no rotation.

Return

Number — The rotation angle in degrees between 0 (inclusive) and 360 (exclusive).

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

get Source()

Gets the video source.

Return

Video Source Type — The source of this video.

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

get Thumbnail Url()

Gets an URL to the video thumbnail. This URL is tagged with the account of the requester. Anyone with the URL effectively accesses the thumbnail as the original requester. Access to the thumbnail may be lost if the presentation's sharing settings change. The URL expires after a short period of time.

Return

String — The URL of the video thumbnail.

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

get Title()

Returns the page element's alt text title. The title is combined with the description to display and read alt text.

Return

String — The page element's alt text title.

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

get Top()

Gets the element's vertical position in points, measured from the upper-left corner of the page when the element has no rotation.

Return

Number — This element's vertical position in points, from the upper-left corner of the page.

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

get Transform()

Returns the page element's transform.

The visual appearance of the page element is determined by its absolute transform. To compute the absolute transform, preconcatenate a page element's transform with the transforms of all of its parent groups. If the page element is not in a group, its absolute transform is the same as the value in this field.

Return

Affine Transform — The page element's transform.

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

get Url()

Gets an URL to the video. The URL is valid as long as the source video exists and sharing settings do not change. Returns null when the video source is not supported.

Return

String — The URL of this video, or null if the video source is not supported.

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

get Video Id()

Gets the video source's unique identifier for this video.

Return

String — The source ID for this video.

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

get Width()

Returns the element's width in points, which is the width of the element's bounding box when the element has no rotation.

This method isn't compatible with all page elements. To learn which page elements aren't compatible with this method, refer to the sizing and positioning limitations .

Return

Number — The page element's inherent width in points, or null if the page element does not have a width.

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

preconcatenate Transform(transform)

Preconcatenates the provided transform to the existing transform of the page element.

new  
Transform = argument * existingTransform;

For example, to move a page elements 36 points to the left:

 const 
  
 element 
  
 = 
  
 SlidesApp 
 . 
 getActivePresentation 
 (). 
 getSlides 
 ()[ 
 0 
 ]. 
 getPageElements 
 ()[ 
 0 
 ]; 
 element 
 . 
 preconcatenateTransform 
 ( 
  
 SlidesApp 
 . 
 newAffineTransformBuilder 
 (). 
 setTranslateX 
 ( 
 - 
 36.0 
 ). 
 build 
 (), 
 ); 

You can also replace the page element's transform with set Transform(transform) .

Parameters

Name Type Description
transform
Affine Transform The transform to preconcatenate onto this page element's transform.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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

remove()

Removes the page element.

If after a remove operation, a Group contains only one or no page elements, the group itself is also removed.

If a placeholder Page Element is removed on a master or layout, any empty inheriting placeholders are also removed.

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

scale Height(ratio)

Scales the element's height by the specified ratio. The element's height is the height of its bounding box when the element has no rotation.

This method isn't compatible with all page elements. To learn which page elements aren't compatible with this method, refer to the sizing and positioning limitations .

Parameters

Name Type Description
ratio
Number The ratio to scale this page element's height by.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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

scale Width(ratio)

Scales the element's width by the specified ratio. The element's width is the width of its bounding box when the element has no rotation.

This method isn't compatible with all page elements. To learn which page elements aren't compatible with this method, refer to the sizing and positioning limitations .

Parameters

Name Type Description
ratio
Number The ratio to scale this page element's width by.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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

select()

Selects only the Page Element in the active presentation and removes any previous selection. This is the same as calling select(replace) with true .

A script can only access the selection of the user who is running the script, and only if the script is bound to the presentation.

This sets the parent Page of the Page Element as the current page selection .

 const 
  
 slide 
  
 = 
  
 SlidesApp 
 . 
 getActivePresentation 
 (). 
 getSlides 
 ()[ 
 0 
 ]; 
 const 
  
 pageElement 
  
 = 
  
 slide 
 . 
 getPageElements 
 ()[ 
 0 
 ]; 
 // Only select this page element and replace any previous selection. 
 pageElement 
 . 
 select 
 (); 

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

select(replace)

Selects the Page Element in the active presentation.

A script can only access the selection of the user who is running the script, and only if the script is bound to the presentation.

Pass true to this method to select only the Page Element and remove any previous selection. This also sets the parent Page of the Page Element as the current page selection .

Pass false to select multiple Page Element objects. The Page Element objects must be in the same Page .

The following conditions must be met while selecting a page element using a false parameter:

  1. The parent Page of the Page Element object must be the current page selection .
  2. There should not be multiple Page objects selected.

To make sure that’s the case the preferred approach is to select the parent Page first using Page.selectAsCurrentPage() and then select the page elements in that page.

 const 
  
 slide 
  
 = 
  
 SlidesApp 
 . 
 getActivePresentation 
 (). 
 getSlides 
 ()[ 
 0 
 ]; 
 // First select the slide page, as the current page selection. 
 slide 
 . 
 selectAsCurrentPage 
 (); 
 // Then select all the page elements in the selected slide page. 
 const 
  
 pageElements 
  
 = 
  
 slide 
 . 
 getPageElements 
 (); 
 for 
  
 ( 
 let 
  
 i 
  
 = 
  
 0 
 ; 
  
 i 
 < 
 pageElements 
 . 
 length 
 ; 
  
 i 
 ++ 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 pageElements 
 [ 
 i 
 ]. 
 select 
 ( 
 false 
 ); 
 } 

Parameters

Name Type Description
replace
Boolean If true , the selection replaces any previous selection; otherwise the selection is added to any previous selection.

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

send Backward()

Sends the page element backward on the page by one element.

The page element must not be in a group.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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

send To Back()

Sends the page element to the back of the page.

The page element must not be in a group.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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

set Description(description)

Sets the page element's alt text description.

The method is not supported for Group elements.

 // Set the first page element's alt text description to "new alt text 
 // description". 
 const 
  
 pageElement 
  
 = 
  
 SlidesApp 
 . 
 getActivePresentation 
 (). 
 getSlides 
 ()[ 
 0 
 ]. 
 getPageElements 
 ()[ 
 0 
 ]; 
 pageElement 
 . 
 setDescription 
 ( 
 'new alt text description' 
 ); 
 Logger 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
 pageElement 
 . 
 getDescription 
 ()); 

Parameters

Name Type Description
description
String The string to set the alt text description to.

Return

Video — This page element.

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

set Height(height)

Sets the element's height in points, which is the height of the element's bounding box when the element has no rotation.

This method isn't compatible with all page elements. To learn which page elements aren't compatible with this method, refer to the sizing and positioning limitations .

Parameters

Name Type Description
height
Number The new height of this page element to set, in points.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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

set Left(left)

Sets the element's horizontal position in points, measured from the upper-left corner of the page when the element has no rotation.

Parameters

Name Type Description
left
Number The new horizontal position to set, in points.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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

set Rotation(angle)

Sets the element's clockwise rotation angle around its center in degrees.

This method isn't compatible with all page elements. To learn which page elements aren't compatible with this method, refer to the sizing and positioning limitations .

Parameters

Name Type Description
angle
Number The new clockwise rotation angle to set, in degrees.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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

set Title(title)

Sets the page element's alt text title.

The method is not supported for Group elements.

 // Set the first page element's alt text title to "new alt text title". 
 const 
  
 pageElement 
  
 = 
  
 SlidesApp 
 . 
 getActivePresentation 
 (). 
 getSlides 
 ()[ 
 0 
 ]. 
 getPageElements 
 ()[ 
 0 
 ]; 
 pageElement 
 . 
 setTitle 
 ( 
 'new alt text title' 
 ); 
 Logger 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
 pageElement 
 . 
 getTitle 
 ()); 

Parameters

Name Type Description
title
String The string to set the alt text title to.

Return

Video — This page element.

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

set Top(top)

Sets the element's vertical position in points, measured from the upper-left corner of the page when the element has no rotation.

Parameters

Name Type Description
top
Number The new vertical position to set, in points.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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

set Transform(transform)

Sets the transform of the page element with the provided transform.

Updating the transform of a group changes the absolute transform of the page elements in that group, which can change their visual appearance.

Updating the transform of a page element that is in a group only changes the transform of that page element; it doesn't affect the transforms of the group or other page elements in the group.

For details on how transforms impact the visual appearance of page elements, see get Transform() .

Parameters

Name Type Description
transform
Affine Transform The transform that is set for this page element.

Return

Video — This element, for chaining.

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

set Width(width)

Sets the element's width in points, which is the width of the element's bounding box when the element has no rotation.

This method isn't compatible with all page elements. To learn which page elements aren't compatible with this method, refer to the sizing and positioning limitations .

Parameters

Name Type Description
width
Number The new width of this page element to set, in points.

Return

Video — This page element, for chaining.

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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