Video Announcements Teleprompter Formatting Script (Google Apps Script)

TeleprompterFormatter.gs

// remember to add an on-open trigger for addMenu

function addMenu() {
  var ui = DocumentApp.getUi();
  ui.createMenu('WBO Announcements')
  .addItem('Format Announcements', 'formatAnnouncements')
  .addToUi();
}

function formatAnnouncements() {
  var doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();
  var body = doc.getBody();
  var paragraphs = body.getParagraphs();
  var numberOfParagraphs = paragraphs.length;
  
  var styleNumber = 1;
  for (var i=0; i<numberOfParagraphs; i++){
    var paragraph = paragraphs[i];
    paragraphText = paragraph.getText();
    
    var styleBlank = {};
    styleBlank[DocumentApp.Attribute.FONT_SIZE] = 10;
    if (paragraphText == "") { // if paragraph is blank, set font size smaller
      paragraph.setAttributes(styleBlank);
    }
    
    var styleDirections = {};
    styleDirections[DocumentApp.Attribute.FONT_SIZE] = 18;
    styleDirections[DocumentApp.Attribute.ITALIC] = true;
    styleDirections[DocumentApp.Attribute.FOREGROUND_COLOR] = '#00FF00';
    if (paragraphText.charAt(0) == "(") { // if it is stage directions, set to italics
      paragraph.setAttributes(styleDirections);
    }
    
    // set colors
    var style1 = {};
    style1[DocumentApp.Attribute.FONT_SIZE] = 17;
    style1[DocumentApp.Attribute.FOREGROUND_COLOR] = '#000000';
    var style2 = {};
    style2[DocumentApp.Attribute.FONT_SIZE] = 17;
    style2[DocumentApp.Attribute.FOREGROUND_COLOR] = '#0000FF';
    if (paragraphText == "" || paragraphText.charAt(0) == "(") { // skip if paragraph is blank or starts with a (
    } else {
      if (styleNumber == 1) {
        paragraph.setAttributes(style1);
        styleNumber = 2;
      } else {
        paragraph.setAttributes(style2);
        styleNumber = 1;
      }   
    }
  } 
}