Although a lot of people have heard of Google Apps Script, not everyone is aware of exactly what they can accomplish using this extremely powerful feature.

Google breaks down the different uses for Apps Script into seven different execution methods. They include:

• From the Script Editor
• Custom Function in a Spreadsheet
• Web App
• Gadget in Google Sites
• Container Extension
• Time-driven Trigger
• Container-specific Trigger

For specific use cases for Google Apps Script, take a look at a few of our helpful tutorials:

• Make bulk changes to services like Google Calendar (see Justin Gale’s blog post to learn more)
• Create Mail Merge to use in your Gmail emails (take a look at this Google Gooru video for more information)
• Send multiple emails from a spreadsheet (see Google’s tutorial to try this out)
• Generate report of your Gmail usage statistics (check out this Google Gooru video to learn more)
• These examples are a small sample of what is possible with Google Apps Script. Take a look at Google’s Apps Script Overview to learn more about Apps Script and how it can be used