🔷 5Ws of Google Apps Script

1. Who uses it?

👤 Anyone working with Google tools like:

• Students (e.g., you!)
• Teachers
• Office workers
• Developers
• Project managers

🔹 Example: A teacher uses Apps Script to send automatic feedback to students from a Google Sheet.

2. What is it?

🛠 A coding platform by Google (uses JavaScript) to:

• Automate tasks
• Connect and control Google services (Sheets, Docs, Drive, Gmail, Calendar, etc.)
• Create add-ons, custom forms, web apps, or internal tools

🔹 Example: A student writes a script that auto-calculates course grades in a Google Sheet.

3. When is it used?

⏱ You use Apps Script:

• When tasks are repetitive (e.g., sending 50 emails)
• When Google Sheets or Docs need extra features
• When building light web tools without using external servers

🔹 Example: Every morning, your script checks deadlines in a Google Sheet and sends you a reminder email.

4. Where is it used?

🌐 Directly inside Google Workspace:

• Open Google Sheets > Extensions > Apps Script
• Also runs as a Web App or can trigger actions like a scheduled job (cron-like)

🔹 Example: In your browser, you edit the script online — no downloads needed.

5. Why use it?

✅ It’s free, powerful, cloud-based, and connects with Google products easily.

Benefits:

• Saves time
• Increases productivity
• Makes Google tools smarter
• Easy to learn for beginners

🔹 Example: A company uses Apps Script to automatically send invoices to clients each month.

🔎 Real-World Examples (That You Could Do Too)

📌 Task	✅ What Apps Script Can Do
Grade Tracker	Calculate averages and display your GPA
Email Sender	Send custom email reports to classmates or team
To-Do Reminder	Check Google Sheet tasks and send daily reminders
Attendance Tracker	Log class attendance in Google Sheets and auto-notify absentees
Website Integration	Fetch data from Sheets and display it on your HTML website

🔗 How I Learned It

You can click here to open the full chat where I learned about Apps Script!