Is it possible to update table cell borders in Google Slides using Google App Script?

Question

I'm developing a script to programmatically change the color of a table in Google Slides but not seeing a method for updating the table border colors. I see a method for G-Sheets and G-Docs but not G-Slides.

Any help would be appreciated!

Answer 1

It's possible with the [Advanced Slides Service]

( https://developers.google.com/apps-script/advanced/slides )

• SlidesApp has a class border , but it can only be used for shapes , not tables
• However, the Slides API allows you to batchUpdate a presentation with a UpdateTableBorderPropertiesRequest
• To use the Slides API within Apps Script, you need to enable the Advanced Slides Service
• To fin the right syntax for your request, I recommend you to test it with the Try this API before implementing in Apps Script.

Sample for implementation in Apps Script:

function myFunction() {
  var id = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getId();
  var objectId = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation().getSlides()[0].getTables()[0].getObjectId();
  var resource = {
    "requests": [
      {
        "updateTableBorderProperties": {
          "objectId": objectId,
          "tableBorderProperties": {
            "tableBorderFill": {
              "solidFill": {
                "color": {
                  "rgbColor": {
                    "blue": 0.3,
                    "green": 0.7
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "fields": "tableBorderFill.solidFill.color"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
  Slides.Presentations.batchUpdate(resource, id);
}