Replaces the text content of a document element.
class DocumentApp method .setText()
DocumentApp is the Apps Script service.
.setText() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Replace a placeholder like client name with real data.
- Mail-merge style updates from a row in your spreadsheet.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on setText. Write DocumentApp.setText(), not DocumentApp.setText or setText by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getBody().setText().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write DocumentApp.setText(), not DocumentApp .setText(), DocumentApp.setText (), or DocumentApp . setText().
- Wrong capitalization. Use DocumentApp and setText, not documentapp or settext.
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Related methods
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.getText()
Reads the plain text content of a document element.
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.appendParagraph()
Adds a new paragraph to the end of the document.
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.create()
Creates a new blank Google Doc.
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.appendTable()
Adds a new table to the end of the document.
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.getBody()
Returns the main body section of the document for editing.
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