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Clear Cell Contents with Google Apps Script

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Jan 14, 2023
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Learn how to use Google Apps Script within Google Sheets to clear the contents of a cell when another cell is edited. This video relates to the Dependent Dropdown Chips, so if you haven't seen this, you can check it out here: https://youtu.be/znD9RE3dURY Google Apps Script used in this demo: function onEdit(e) { // Extract relevant data from the event object var range = e.range; var sheet = range.getSheet(); // Check if the edit is on the correct sheet and row if (sheet.getName() === 'Sheet1' && range.getRow() === 2) { if (range.getColumn() === 2) { // Clear cells C2:D2 if column B (2) is edited sheet.getRange('C2:D2').clearContent(); } else if (range.getColumn() === 3) { // Clear cell D2 if column C (3) is edited sheet.getRange('D2').clearContent(); } } } For more videos and/or to subscribe, check out this link https://www.youtube.com/@spreadsheetwise Chapters 00:33 - Apps Script 02:36 - Script Permissions 03:30 - Run Script using the Sheet 03:52 - Final Script Social Channels https://twitter.com/SpreadsheetW https://www.instagram.com/spreadsheetwise/ https://www.facebook.com/spreadsheetwise/ https://www.pinterest.co.uk/SpreadsheetWise/ #googleappsscript #appsscript #GoogleSheetsDropdownChips #Dropdown #dropdownmenu #dropdownlist #dependance #dependantdropdown #Spreadsheet #GoogleSheetsTipsAndTricks #GoogleSheetsHacks #googlesheets #googlesheetstutorial #Spreadsheetwise

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