I've written a script for Google Sheets that "creates a 'Format Count' menu to the right of the Help Menu, presenting options for totaling the number of formatted cells in a named range." It's intended to streamline tracking of completion and writer question totals. It can be found
here, along with associated information detailing the workings at the top.
An example answer sheet you can look at (make a copy if you want to test it), as well as
an image of the named ranges used for the "Claims & Written" option. You can use the script in any spreadsheet created in the
new version of Google Sheets by going to Tools > Script Editor; Create Blank Project; paste raw script. You will have to either run onOpen or close and reload the spreadsheet before the "Format Count" menu will pop up; you then have to give the script authorization to access Drive the first time you run it in a spreadsheet.
In brief, it works as follows:
- You create a named range (default: "answers") that covers your entire answer space.
- If all you want to do is count the number of bolded / italicized / struck-through / background colored cells, use one of the first four options and define a 1-cell named range (default: "tally") where the total number of written questions can be placed. These options are very primitive and you'll have to do any extensions (TU vs. B) yourself. See the Color: Hex Pairs sheet in the above spreadsheet for hex codes for background color purposes. There is no required formatting of your spreadsheet.
- If you want to use "Claims & Written", read the stuff at the top of the script and format your spreadsheet as the linked spreadsheet is formatted. If there's enough interest in a different answer sheet layout (sp. bonuses under tossups instead of next to), it'd be fairly easy to implement. Claims are represented by a cell w/ a background color; bold indicates a written question.
If you have questions that can't be answered by reading the script, this is the thread for them.
