Slides text editing

insert-text --replace inserts before removing the old text so replacement text inherits the leading visible text's style, including template inheritance. An empty target receives only an insertion. The command reads the target first and pins its revision for the atomic update. Google-stripped control/private-use characters are removed before calculating UTF-16 deletion offsets; an empty replacement clears the target. Dry runs remain auth-free previews.

Slides text ranges use UTF-16 code-unit indexes. Find exact element IDs and ranges before changing a deck:

gog slides locate <presentationId> "Quarterly revenue" --all --json
gog slides read-slide <presentationId> <slideId> --detail --json

#Style and links

style-text, link, and bullets target one shape object and a fixed range:

gog slides style-text <presentationId> <objectId> --range 4:21 \
  --bold --font Georgia --size 24 --text-color '#3366CC'
gog slides style-text <presentationId> <objectId> --range 4:21 --no-bold
gog slides link <presentationId> <objectId> --range 4:21 \
  --url https://example.com/details
gog slides link <presentationId> <objectId> --range 4:21 --clear
gog slides bullets <presentationId> <objectId> --range 0:42 --on \
  --preset BULLET_DISC_CIRCLE_SQUARE
gog slides bullets <presentationId> <objectId> --range 0:42 --off

Use --dry-run --json to inspect the exact Slides batchUpdate request without auth or API access.

#Replace text safely

paragraph-style formats all paragraphs in one shape, or the paragraphs intersecting an optional UTF-16 range. It also supports one table cell:

gog slides paragraph-style <presentationId> <objectId> --align START --line-spacing 120
gog slides paragraph-style <presentationId> <objectId> --range 0:20 --space-above 0 --space-below 8
gog slides paragraph-style <presentationId> <objectId> --indent-start 18 --indent-first-line 0
gog slides paragraph-style <presentationId> <tableId> --row 0 --col 1 --align CENTER

Spacing and indentation are in points; line spacing is a percentage (100 is normal). Only supplied fields are changed, including explicit zero values. Use --direction LEFT_TO_RIGHT or RIGHT_TO_LEFT for paragraph direction. Table cells are validated against the current presentation and updated with revision protection. Dry runs require no authentication.

replace-text requires an explicit scope:

# One shape. Reads the deck first and uses revision control plus exact ranges.
gog slides replace-text <presentationId> old new --object <objectId>

# One or more slides.
gog slides replace-text <presentationId> old new --page <slideId>

# Deliberately replace across the complete deck.
gog slides replace-text <presentationId> old new --all

The unscoped form is rejected. Scripts that previously relied on implicit deck-wide replacement must add --all.