Apps Script gives you complete programmatic control over the visual presentation of a Google Sheet — cell colors, fonts, borders, number formats, conditional formatting rules, charts, dropdowns, and protected ranges.
In this series, the Acme Corp sales team uses Apps Script to transform their plain Sales Tracker sheet into a polished, interactive dashboard. Status rows light up with color, amounts display as currency, dropdowns enforce valid entries, and charts update automatically — all without manual formatting.
All examples use a Sales Tracker Google Sheet with the following columns:
| Customer Name | Product | Amount | Region | Sales Rep | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Johnson | [email protected] | Pro Plan | 299 | North | Alex Martinez | Closed | 2024-03-15 |
| Mark Chen | [email protected] | Enterprise Plan | 999 | East | Jordan Lee | In Progress | 2024-03-18 |
| Lisa Park | [email protected] | Starter Plan | 99 | South | Sam Rivera | Closed | 2024-03-20 |