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Read updated task documents

Make the latest document content available when work changes.

Trigger

Task Updated

Triggers when an existing task is updated in a Google Tasks list. This trigger monitors a specific task list and fires when tasks are modified.

Action

Convert Word to Text

Tool to convert word documents to plain text. use when you have a .doc or .docx file (binary or url) and need its plain text representation.

Why this helps

Updated attachments force people to reopen files just to check what changed.

  • Surfaces current document text
  • Supports faster review and delegation

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Tasks and Conversion tools in Notis.
  • 2Create a new automation.
  • 3Tell Notis to find the updated task's Word URL and extract its plain text.
  • 4Select Task Updated and choose where reports go.
  • 5Test by updating a task with a Word document URL.

Questions about this workflow

Does this compare old and new text?

The conversion action extracts current text; supply a prior version if you want Notis to compare them.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Google Tasks to Conversion tools. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Google Tasks triggers

Conversion tools actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Convert JPG to JSON with AI

Tool to convert jpg to structured json using ai. use after uploading the image or specifying its url.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Convert Excel to CSV

Tool to convert excel files to csv. use when you have an excel file (local upload or url) and need a csv output. use after uploading or providing file url.

ActionInstant

New Task Created

Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.

TriggerPolling

Convert Excel to HTML

Tool to convert an excel file to html. use when you need an html table representation of a .xlsx file via upload or url.

ActionInstant

New Task List Created

Triggers when a new Google Tasks task list is created. This trigger monitors Google Tasks and fires when new task lists are detected.

TriggerPolling

Convert Markdown to HTML

Tool to convert markdown to html. use after uploading the markdown file or specifying its url to generate html content.

ActionInstant

Task Details Changed

Triggers when a specific task's details change. This trigger monitors a single Google Task and fires when any of its details (title, notes, status, due date, completion, position) are modified.

TriggerPolling

Convert OXPS to PDF

Tool to convert an oxps file to pdf. use when you have an oxps file either uploaded (file id) or via url and need a pdf output. provide only one of `file id` or `url`.

ActionInstant

Task List Changed

Triggers when a task list changes (title or content updates). This trigger monitors a specific Google Tasks list and fires when changes are detected.

TriggerPolling

Convert Website to PDF

Tool to convert a website url to pdf. use when you need a pdf snapshot of a web page; returns a task id to poll for completion.

ActionInstant

Task Updated

Triggers when an existing task is updated in a Google Tasks list. This trigger monitors a specific task list and fires when tasks are modified.

TriggerPolling

Convert Website to PNG

Tool to convert a website url to a png image. use when you need a snapshot of an entire web page or specific viewport.

ActionInstant

Convert Word to Text

Tool to convert word documents to plain text. use when you have a .doc or .docx file (binary or url) and need its plain text representation.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Google Tasks and Conversion tools, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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