Class Selection

Returns the currently active Page or null if there is no active page.

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();
constcurrentPage=selection.getCurrentPage();
if(currentPage!=null){
Logger.log(`Selected current active page ID: ${currentPage.getObjectId()}`);
}

Return

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

Returns the PageElementRange collection of PageElement instances that are selected or null if there are no PageElement instances selected.

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();
constselectionType=selection.getSelectionType();
if(selectionType===SlidesApp.SelectionType.PAGE_ELEMENT){
constcurrentPage=selection.getCurrentPage();
constpageElements=selection.getPageElementRange().getPageElements();
Logger.log(`Number of page elements selected: ${pageElements.length}`);
}

Return

PageElementRange

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

Returns the PageRange a collection of Page instances in the flimstrip that are selected or null if the selection is not of type SelectionType.PAGE .

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();
constselectionType=selection.getSelectionType();
if(selectionType===SlidesApp.SelectionType.PAGE){
constpageRange=selection.getPageRange();
Logger.log(
`Number of pages in the flimstrip selected: ${
pageRange.getPages().length}`,
);
}

Return

PageRange

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

Returns the SelectionType .

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();
constselectionType=selection.getSelectionType();
if(selectionType===SlidesApp.SelectionType.CURRENT_PAGE){
constcurrentPage=selection.getCurrentPage();
Logger.log(`Selected current active page ID: ${currentPage.getObjectId()}`);
}

Return

SelectionType

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

Returns the TableCellRange collection of TableCell instances that are selected or null if there are no TableCell instances selected.

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();
constselectionType=selection.getSelectionType();
if(selectionType===SlidesApp.SelectionType.TABLE_CELL){
constcurrentPage=selection.getCurrentPage();
consttableCells=selection.getTableCellRange().getTableCells();
consttable=tableCells[0].getParentTable();
Logger.log(`Number of table cells selected: ${tableCells.length}`);
}

Return

TableCellRange

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

Returns the TextRange that is selected or null if the selection is not of type SelectionType.TEXT .

The TextRange represents two scenarios:

1. Range of text selected. For example if a shape has text "Hello", and "He" is selected, the returned range has TextRange.getStartIndex() = 0, and TextRange.getEndIndex() = 2.

2. Cursor position. For example if a shape has text "Hello", and cursor is after "H", ("H|ello"), the returned range has TextRange.getStartIndex() = 1 and TextRange.getEndIndex() = 1.

constselection=SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSelection();
constselectionType=selection.getSelectionType();
if(selectionType===SlidesApp.SelectionType.TEXT){
constcurrentPage=selection.getCurrentPage();
constpageElement=selection.getPageElementRange().getPageElements()[0];
consttextRange=selection.getTextRange();
Logger.log(`Text selected: ${textRange.asString()}`);
}

Return

TextRange

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