I'm trying to write a function to delete notes from Google Slides presentation using Google Apps Script.
I went through the examples and assume I need to match that to something like https://developers.google.com/slides/samples/writing#delete_a_page_or_page_element by calling speakers notes using https://developers.google.com/slides/how-tos/notes, but I can't make the link.
New to Google Apps Script, any help appreciated.
Thanks for the initial script! Unfortunately it didn't work for me, and after several attempts, I've made it work:
function clearNotes(){
var presentation = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation();
var presentationId = presentation.getId();
var slides = presentation.getSlides();
var requests = [];
slides.forEach(function(slide, i) {
var slideNote = slide.getObjectId();
var slideNotesPage = slide.getNotesPage();
var shape = slideNotesPage.getSpeakerNotesShape();
var shapeText = shape.getText();
if(shapeText != undefined){
shapeText.clear();
}
})
if(requests.length > 0){
var batchUpdateResponse = Slides.Presentations.batchUpdate({requests: requests}, presentationId);
}
}
As a newbie, it involved lots of try and error, debug and follow the guide here: https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/slides/text-range.html#clear()
So far, it's the only solution I've found to batch delete all notes in a Google Slides presentation.
Hope this helps, Rafa.
Here is how I did it.
function clearNotes(){
var presentation = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation();
var presentationId = presentation.getId();
var slides = presentation.getSlides();
var requests = [];
slides.forEach(function(slide, i) {
var slideNote = Slides.Presentations.Pages.get(presentationId, slide.getObjectId());
var slideNoteId = JSON.parse(slideNote).slideProperties.notesPage.notesProperties.speakerNotesObjectId;
var slideNotesPage = JSON.parse(slideNote).slideProperties.notesPage;
var shapeText = slideNotesPage.pageElements[1].shape.text;
if(shapeText != undefined){
requests.push({
deleteText: {objectId: slideNoteId,textRange:{type: 'ALL'}}
});
}
})
if(requests.length > 0){
var batchUpdateResponse = Slides.Presentations.batchUpdate({requests: requests}, presentationId);
}
}
Hope it helps.
Google has now integrated this option into the Slides program. When you make a copy you can choose/check to include notes or not.
