I’m trying to streamline our team’s weekly meeting minutes process. Right now, we manually copy last week’s doc and use it as a template for the new week. It’s getting tedious.
Is there a way to use macros or some other method to automatically copy the content from our current meeting minutes doc to a fresh one? I’m not super tech-savvy, so a simple solution would be great.
Our team meets every Monday, and it would be awesome if we could just click a button to generate a new doc with the standard format already in place. Has anyone done something like this before? Any tips or tricks would be really helpful!
As someone who’s been in your shoes, I can tell you that Google Apps Script is a game-changer for this kind of task. I implemented a similar solution for my team last year, and it’s been a massive time-saver.
We created a simple script that automatically generates a new doc every Monday morning, pulling in our standard template. Once it’s set up, it runs in the background without any manual input, which greatly reduces repetitive work.
The learning curve was a bit steep at first, but there are plenty of online resources, including Google’s own tutorials. If you’re hesitant about writing code, consider asking someone from your IT department or even hiring a freelancer for a few hours. It’s definitely worth the effort for the long-term benefits.
I’ve found a solution that might work well for your team. Google Docs has a built-in feature called ‘Templates’ that could simplify your process. Here’s what you can do:
Create a master template with your standard meeting format. Then, each week, you can simply go to ‘File’ > ‘New’ > ‘From template’ and select your custom template. This automatically generates a new document with all your formatting intact.
While it’s not a one-click solution, it’s user-friendly and doesn’t require any coding knowledge. You could even set up multiple templates for different meeting types if needed. This approach has saved my team significant time in our weekly workflows.
hey Mandy, i’ve dealt with this before! Google Apps Script is your friend here. it’s pretty straightforward to set up a script that copies your template doc to a new one automatically. you can even schedule it to run every monday morning. there are tutorials online if you wanna give it a shot, or maybe ask a tech-savvy coworker for help setting it up?