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Key actions involve creating a `Column` using `CardService.newColumn()`, adding various widgets like `TextParagraph` or `Image` using `addWidget()`, and setting alignment and size styles. `setHorizontalAlignment()`, `setHorizontalSizeStyle()`, and `setVerticalAlignment()` allow for adjusting the column's layout. The method `addWidget` allow adding widget, the order of the widget will be the display order.\n"],null,["# Class Column\n\nColumn\n\nA column.\n\nAvailable for Google Chat apps and Google Workspace add-ons.\n\n```javascript\nconst columnWidget = CardService.newTextParagraph();\nconst column =\n CardService.newColumn()\n .setHorizontalSizeStyle(\n CardService.HorizontalSizeStyle.FILL_AVAILABLE_SPACE)\n .setHorizontalAlignment(CardService.HorizontalAlignment.CENTER)\n .setVerticalAlignment(CardService.VerticalAlignment.CENTER)\n .addWidget(columnWidget);\n``` \n\n### Methods\n\n| Method | Return type | Brief description |\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| [addWidget(widget)](#addWidget(Widget)) | [Column](#) | Adds a widget to the column. |\n| [setHorizontalAlignment(horizontalAlignment)](#setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment)) | [Column](#) | Sets the [HorizontalAlignment](/apps-script/reference/card-service/horizontal-alignment) of the [Column](#). |\n| [setHorizontalSizeStyle(horizontalSizeStyle)](#setHorizontalSizeStyle(HorizontalSizeStyle)) | [Column](#) | Sets the [HorizontalSizeStyle](/apps-script/reference/card-service/horizontal-size-style) of the Column. |\n| [setVerticalAlignment(verticalAlignment)](#setVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment)) | [Column](#) | Sets the [VerticalAlignment](/apps-script/reference/card-service/vertical-alignment) of the [Column](#). |\n\nDetailed documentation\n----------------------\n\n### `add``Widget(widget)`\n\nAdds a widget to the column.\n\nWidgets are displayed in the order they are added. You can add the following widgets to a\ncolumn:\n\n- [TextParagraph](/apps-script/reference/card-service/text-paragraph)\n- [Image](/apps-script/reference/card-service/image)\n- [DecoratedText](/apps-script/reference/card-service/decorated-text)\n- [ButtonSet](/apps-script/reference/card-service/button-set)\n- [TextInput](/apps-script/reference/card-service/text-input)\n- [SelectionInput](/apps-script/reference/card-service/selection-input)\n- [DateTimePicker](/apps-script/reference/card-service/date-time-picker)\n\n```javascript\nconst column = CardService.newColumn().addWidget(\n CardService.newTextParagraph().setText('This is a text paragraph widget'),\n);\n```\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|----------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|\n| `widget` | [Widget](/apps-script/reference/card-service/widget) | The widget to add to the column. |\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[Column](#) --- This object, for chaining.\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `set``Horizontal``Alignment(horizontalAlignment)`\n\nSets the [HorizontalAlignment](/apps-script/reference/card-service/horizontal-alignment) of the [Column](#). Optional.\n\n```javascript\nconst column = CardService.newColumn().setHorizontalAlignment(\n CardService.HorizontalAlignment.CENTER,\n);\n```\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|\n| `horizontal``Alignment` | [HorizontalAlignment](/apps-script/reference/card-service/horizontal-alignment) | The horizontal alignment of the column. |\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[Column](#) --- This object, for chaining.\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `set``Horizontal``Size``Style(horizontalSizeStyle)`\n\nSets the [HorizontalSizeStyle](/apps-script/reference/card-service/horizontal-size-style) of the Column. Optional.\n\n```javascript\nconst column = CardService.newColumn().setHorizontalSizeStyle(\n CardService.HorizontalSizeStyle.FILL_AVAILABLE_SPACE,\n);\n```\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|\n| `horizontal``Size``Style` | [HorizontalSizeStyle](/apps-script/reference/card-service/horizontal-size-style) | The horizontal size of the column. |\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[Column](#) --- This object, for chaining.\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `set``Vertical``Alignment(verticalAlignment)`\n\nSets the [VerticalAlignment](/apps-script/reference/card-service/vertical-alignment) of the [Column](#). Optional.\n\n```javascript\nconst column = CardService.newColumn().setVerticalAlignment(\n CardService.VerticalAlignment.CENTER,\n);\n```\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|\n| `vertical``Alignment` | [VerticalAlignment](/apps-script/reference/card-service/vertical-alignment) | The vertical alignment of the column. |\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[Column](#) --- This object, for chaining."]]
