Sets the text color of cells in a range.
class SpreadsheetApp method .setFontColor()
SpreadsheetApp is the Apps Script service.
.setFontColor() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Flag expired dates or negative balances in red.
- Match brand colors on auto-generated reports.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on setFontColor. Write SpreadsheetApp.setFontColor(), not SpreadsheetApp.setFontColor or setFontColor by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Data').setFontColor().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write SpreadsheetApp.setFontColor(), not SpreadsheetApp .setFontColor(), SpreadsheetApp.setFontColor (), or SpreadsheetApp . setFontColor().
- Wrong capitalization. Use SpreadsheetApp and setFontColor, not spreadsheetapp or setfontcolor.
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.setBackground()
Sets the background color of cells in a range.
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.setFontWeight()
Sets text to normal or bold in a range.
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.setWrap()
Turns text wrapping on or off for cells in a range.
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.setNumberFormat()
Sets how numbers and dates display in a range.
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.setHorizontalAlignment()
Sets left, center, or right alignment for cells in a range.
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