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So here is what I am trying to do:

Have a Google site that has an embedded editable Google spreadsheet on that allows end users (if they have been given permission) to edit the spreadsheet.

Here is the purpose, I am trying to create a tasks list application that allows authorised users to view a list of currently available tasks (from Google spreadsheet) and then assign themselves a task (which will be one of the columns in the spreadsheet "assigned". Is there a way to have that column (assigned) a drop down box of the current user signed in? I.e. so when user 1 logs in to the site, any task they want to assign themselves will have a drop down option of blank or their name. The same goes for all other users.

Is that possible?

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The following piece of code does the trick:

function onOpen() {
  // get active spreadsheet
  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();

  // create menu
  var menu = [
    {name: "Add active user", functionName: "addUser"}

  // add to menu
  ss.addMenu("Add user", menu);

function addUser() {
  // get active spreadsheet
  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();

  // get first sheet
  var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

  // get data
  var user = Session.getActiveUser().getUserLoginId()

  // get active/selected row
  var activeRow = ss.getActiveRange().getRowIndex();

  // set user to cell

It adds a menu item to the existing menu upon file opening. The selection lets the user decide whether to assign her/his name (e-mail). I've tried it, using my own two accounts in two different browsers.

See example file I've created: add active user

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When you link the spreadsheet, it comes up with a link at the bottom to open the document. Or when you upload it, you can upload it as a list which is editable.

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