Save full-page PDF screenshots to Google Drive from website links in a Google Sheet.
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How does this automation work?
Bardeen's Playbook "Save full-page PDF screenshots to Google Drive from website links in a Google Sheet" is a powerful tool for content marketers, researchers, and sales teams. By creating full-page PDF screenshots of webpages from a list of website links in a Google Sheets spreadsheet, and then saving these files to Google Drive, you can easily capture and store important information for future reference. This automation can significantly expedite your research process, enhance productivity, and streamline your data sourcing workflow.
Here is how this workflow works:
- Get Table from Google Sheet: Bardeen starts by extracting a table from your Google Sheets spreadsheet. You'll need to provide the specific Google Sheet for this step. Google Sheets is a versatile tool that allows you to create, edit, and share spreadsheets, making data management a breeze.
- Get Column from Table: In this step, Bardeen extracts a specific column from the table obtained in the previous step. You will need to specify the column name that contains the website links.
- Find All Links in Text: Bardeen then identifies all the links in the text obtained from the specified column. This ensures that all website links are captured for the next step.
- Get Page as PDF: Bardeen visits each website link and takes a full-page PDF screenshot. This allows you to capture the entire webpage content in a static, shareable format.
- Upload File to Google Drive: Finally, Bardeen uploads the PDF files to a specified Google Drive folder. Google Drive is a secure and organized platform for storing and sharing files. You need to specify the Google Drive folder where you want to save the PDF screenshots.
How to run the playbook
Got a lengthy list of website links and need full-page PDF screenshots? Look no further! This automation is designed to simplify the process. It effortlessly captures full-page screenshots of webpages from the list of website links in your Google Sheets spreadsheet and conveniently saves the files in Google Drive.
We understand the pain of capturing screenshots manually, especially when dealing with numerous webpages. With this automation, bid farewell to the time-consuming task of taking screenshots one by one.
Whether you're a web designer needing a portfolio of client websites or a content creator archiving web articles, this automation is your ultimate solution. No need to navigate through websites and snap individual screenshots anymore.
Streamline your workflow and let our Playbook handle the heavy lifting. Embrace the simplicity and efficiency it brings to your screenshot game!
Let’s set it up!
Step 1: Pin the playbook and integrate Google Sheets and Google drive to store the PDF files
First, click the “Pin it” button at the top of this page to save this automation. You will be redirected to install the browser extension when you run it for the first time. Bardeen will also prompt you to integrate Google Sheets and Google Drive.
Activate Bardeen (or hit Option + B on Mac or ALT + B on PC on your keyboard) and click on the playbook card. The setup flow will start. Bardeen will ask you to specify the column that contains all the links in your Google Sheets spreadsheet. Enter the name of the column. For example, the column in our Google Sheet was named “Links”.
Bardeen will also ask you to create or specify a Google Drive folder to save the PDF screenshots.
Click on “Save Input” and checkmark Google Sheets, your column name, and the Google Drive folder. This will save you time from setup in the future. You can edit Inputs later by hovering over the playbook.
Step 2: Run the playbook and save PDF screenshots to Google Drive from links in Google Sheets
To download screenshots as PDF files of websites from Google Sheets, press Option + B on Mac or ALT + B on PC on your keyboard to launch Bardeen. Click on the playbook card and enter the name of your column that contains the links.
Run the playbook to get full page screenshots downloaded and saved to Google Drive as PDF files. It will open each website, take screenshots and save the screenshots as PDF files to your specified Google Drive folder.
You can also edit the playbook and add your next action to further customize the automation.
Find more Google Drive and Google Sheets integrations.
You can also find more about how to increase your personal productivity and automate your data sourcing and research process.
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