Adds a new paragraph to the end of the document.
class DocumentApp method .appendParagraph()
DocumentApp is the Apps Script service.
.appendParagraph() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Add a closing paragraph or signature block at the end.
- Log each run as a new line in a running journal doc.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on appendParagraph. Write DocumentApp.appendParagraph(), not DocumentApp.appendParagraph or appendParagraph by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getBody().appendParagraph().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write DocumentApp.appendParagraph(), not DocumentApp .appendParagraph(), DocumentApp.appendParagraph (), or DocumentApp . appendParagraph().
- Wrong capitalization. Use DocumentApp and appendParagraph, not documentapp or appendparagraph.
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.setText()
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.getBody()
Returns the main body section of the document for editing.
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.getText()
Reads the plain text content of a document element.
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