Creates a pie chart from sheet data.
class Charts method .newPieChart()
Charts is the Apps Script service.
.newPieChart() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Show share-of-total for expenses or ticket types.
- Simple part-to-whole view for executives.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on newPieChart. Write Charts.newPieChart(), not Charts.newPieChart or newPieChart by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like Charts.newPieChart().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write Charts.newPieChart(), not Charts .newPieChart(), Charts.newPieChart (), or Charts . newPieChart().
- Wrong capitalization. Use Charts and newPieChart, not charts or newpiechart.
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.newTableChart()
Creates a table chart from sheet data.
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.newBarChart()
Creates a bar chart from sheet data.
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.newLineChart()
Creates a line chart from sheet data.
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