Description

This plugin allows content in a Google docs document to be exported to Anki flashcards.

Features

• Scans the selected part of the document, or the whole document if nothing is selected.

Supported file formats:

• .apkg - for import directly into Anki
• zipped .csv files for further processing

Supported content:

• Text
• Images (will not display in the sidebar preview)
• Lists
  • Nested lists work
  • Ordered (with numbers) does not

Installation

Host bundle.js

• You need to host the bundle.js file on a server somewhere.
  • Google allows free hosting of up to 5GB of traffic a month (which should be plenty for this use case)
  • See Google's documentation
• Enter the URL of the hosted bundle.js into sidebar.html (line 211)
  • "<script src="[URL TO REACH bundle.js]"></script>"

Install code into document

• Create or open a Google docs document.
• Open [Extensions]/[Apps scripts]
• Paste code from code.gs into the code file that is automatically created (replace the existing code).
• Create a new HTML file.
  • Name it "Sidebar" (html extension will be added automatically).
  • Paste code from Sidebar.html into the file you created.
• Close the document and re-open it.
• Open Sidebar from [Extensions]/[Anki-Export]/[Show in Sidebar].
  • Give the script the permissions it asks for.

Usage

Format your content

Front of cards

• All headings of the lowest level in a heading "tree" will be used as the content for the Front of the card.
• Headings above the lowest levels will be ignored but can still be useful to structure the content in the document.

Example:

• Heading 1 (ignored)
  • Heading 2 (ignored)
    • Heading 3 (Front)
      • Content (Back)

See detailed example furher down.

Back of cards

All content under the lowest leveled headings will be used as content.

Example

This content:

Will generate these Notes:

Find Notes

• Open Sidebar from [Extensions]/[Anki-Export]/[Show in Sidebar].
• Press "Find cards".

• A progress bar will be displayed while the content is processed.

• The cards will be listed under "Front".
• Select a card to preview the back/content of it.

Export

• Press one of the two export buttons at the bottom of the sidebar.

Detailed content example

The content is formatted as follows:
[Heading level 1]
Surgery
[Heading level 2]
Cause of abdominal distension in inflammatory conditions of the abdomen?

• Intestinal paralysis causes swollen intestines
  • Gas and fluid in the intestines

[Heading level 1]
Ileus
[Heading level 2]
What causes pain in case of inflammation of the abdomen - Peritoneum Viscerale or parietale?

• peritoneum parietale

[Heading level 2]
What drives the pain response in ileus?

• It is the bowel that drives the pain
• Palpation will not make much difference 
  • Patient will experience discomfort on palpation

Pain will be non-specific in localisation