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class SlidesApp method .create()

SlidesApp is the Apps Script service.

.create() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.

What it does

Creates a new blank Google Slides presentation.

Why it's used

Spin up a new slide deck for each weekly review.
Generate client-ready presentations from a template workflow.

Common errors

Forgetting parentheses on create. Write SlidesApp.create(), not SlidesApp.create or create by itself.
Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like SlidesApp.create().
Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write SlidesApp.create(), not SlidesApp .create(), SlidesApp.create (), or SlidesApp . create().
Wrong capitalization. Use SlidesApp and create, not slidesapp or create.

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Related methods

.appendSlide()
Adds a new slide to the end of the presentation.
.openById()
Opens an existing presentation by its file ID.
.getSlides()
Returns every slide in the presentation.
.getActivePresentation()
Returns the presentation the user currently has open.
.getPageHeight()
Returns the height of a slide in points.

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