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How to use variables in Google Docs (zapier.com)
3 points by soheilpro on Aug 19, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Wow! This is amazing!

I just sent this off to my work-self for investigation next week.

If this is true and it's enabled there, I can really really use this to great effect.

Most of my work involves filling very repetitive templates with the same information and variables.

Therefore, if I can auto-fill variables, my work is done for me.

I actually wrote a Docs Script to do this already: it's a simple search-replace substitution for a hardcoded string into a string that I enter in dialog. I haven't even shared this script with others because it's so specialized and rough. But variables could absolutely revolutionize my workflow, depending on the details. I'm excited!




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