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function convertMarkdownToPlainText() {
// Get the active document and body
var body = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getBody();
// Retrieve the text from the document
var text = body.getText();
// Replace common Markdown patterns with plain text equivalents
text = text.replace(/__([^_]+)__/g, '$1'); // bold
text = text.replace(/\*\*([^\*]+)\*\*/g, '$1'); // bold
text = text.replace(/_([^_]+)_/g, '$1'); // italic
text = text.replace(/\*([^\*]+)\*/g, '$1'); // italic
text = text.replace(/\#\#([^\#]+)\#\#/g, '$1'); // headers
text = text.replace(/\#\#\#([^\#]+)\#\#\#/g, '$1'); // smaller headers
// Set the new text
body.setText(text);
}
function onOpen() {
var ui = DocumentApp.getUi();
// Create a new menu in Google Docs with a single menu item
ui.createMenu('Markdown Converter')
.addItem('Convert to Plain Text', 'convertMarkdownToPlainText')
.addToUi();
}
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