Google Docs + Zapier Forms

Create new Google Docs documents from text when buttons are clicked in Zapier Forms

When you click a button in the Zapier Forms app, this workflow immediately springs into action, generating a new document in your Google Docs using the provided text. Convenient and time-saving, this setup not only simplifies your document creation process but also keeps your work organized effortlessly. Harness the power of automation and stay focused on your core tasks, leaving the mundane yet essential tasks to technology.

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Button Clicked
Triggers when a button component is clicked.
TriggerInstant
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Create Document From Text
Create a new document from text. Also supports limited HTML.
ActionWrite

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Supported triggers and actions

- Form ProjectRequired
- PageRequired
- ButtonRequired
Trigger
Instant
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- Form ProjectRequired
Trigger
Instant
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- Form ProjectRequired
Trigger
Instant
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- Form ProjectRequired
- PageRequired
- Stripe PaymentRequired
Trigger
Instant
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- Form ProjectRequired
- Email AddressRequired
Action
Write

- Form ProjectRequired
- Email AddressRequired
- NameRequired
Action
Search or write
- Drive
- Folder
Trigger
Polling
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- Drive
- Folder
- Document NameRequired
- Text to AppendRequired
- Append Text on New Line?
Action
Write
- FileRequired
- Specify Document Name
- Drive
- Folder
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Start position (Index)Required
- End position (Index)Required
- Formatting Options
- Font size (points)
- Font family
- Text color (hex)
- Background color (hex)
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Text to insertRequired
- Insert position (Index)Required
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Select which image to replaceRequired
- New image URLRequired
- Select which tab the image is in
Action
Write
- Stop on errorRequired
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Document IDRequired
Action
Search
- Drive
- Folder
- Document NameRequired
- Document ContentRequired
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Search or write

- Form ProjectRequired
- PageRequired
- Block Type
Trigger
Instant
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- Form ProjectRequired
- PageRequired
- FormRequired
Trigger
Instant
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Form Project Created
Triggers when a new Form Project is created.
Trigger
Instant
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- Form ProjectRequired
- NameRequired
- Email AddressRequired
Action
Write
- Form ProjectRequired
- Email AddressRequired
Action
Search
New Document
Triggers when a new document is added (inside any folder).
Trigger
Polling
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- DocumentRequired
Trigger
Polling
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- Drive containing the template document
- Folder containing the template document
- Template DocumentRequired
- New Document NameRequired
- Drive
- Folder for new Document
- Sharing Preference
- Unused Fields Preference
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Find textRequired
- Replace text
- Match case
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Image URLRequired
- Insert position (Index)Required
- Width (points)
- Height (points)
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write
- Document NameRequired
- Document ContentRequired
- Drive
- Folder
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Write
- DocumentRequired
- Background color (hex)
- Page width (points)
- Page height (points)
- Top margin (points)
- Bottom margin (points)
- Left margin (points)
- Right margin (points)
- Page number start
- Use different first page header and footer
- Use different even page header and footer
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- Document NameRequired
Action
Search
- Document IDRequired
Action
Search

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