How to add focus to a cell within Google Sheets using Apps Script

How to add focus to a cell within Google Sheets using Apps Script

You can add focus to a specific cell within a Google Sheets spreadsheet using Apps Script by using the setActiveRange method of the Range object. This method sets the specified range as the active range in the spreadsheet, which will give it focus.

Here’s an example code snippet that shows how to add focus to a cell using Apps Script:

function setCellFocus() {

  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();

  var range = sheet.getRange(“A1”);

  sheet.setActiveRange(range);

}

In this example, the setCellFocus function gets the active sheet using the getActiveSpreadsheet method, and then gets the range of the cell you want to give focus to using the getRange method. In this case, we’re using cell “A1”, but you can change this to any cell you want.

Finally, the setActiveRange method is used to set the specified range as the active range, which will give it focus.

Once you’ve written the code, you can run the function by clicking on the “Run” button in the Apps Script editor or by assigning the function to a button or a menu item in your spreadsheet. When the function is run, it will give focus to the specified cell, making it the active cell in the spreadsheet.