Adds or updates the note attached to a cell.
class SpreadsheetApp method .setNote()
SpreadsheetApp is the Apps Script service.
.setNote() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Attach a hover note explaining how a value was calculated.
- Leave audit trail comments on specific cells.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on setNote. Write SpreadsheetApp.setNote(), not SpreadsheetApp.setNote or setNote by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName('Data').setNote().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write SpreadsheetApp.setNote(), not SpreadsheetApp .setNote(), SpreadsheetApp.setNote (), or SpreadsheetApp . setNote().
- Wrong capitalization. Use SpreadsheetApp and setNote, not spreadsheetapp or setnote.
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Related methods
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.setValue()
Writes a value into a single cell.
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.appendRow()
Adds a new row of data at the bottom of the sheet.
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.insertSheet()
Adds a new sheet tab to the spreadsheet.
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.clear()
Removes values, formatting, and notes from a range.
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.setWrap()
Turns text wrapping on or off for cells in a range.
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