# SpreadsheetFormatColumn

Formats a column of an Excel spreadsheet object.

## Method Signature

```
SpreadsheetFormatColumn(spreadsheetObj=[any], format=[any], column=[any])
```

### Arguments

| Argument         | Type      | Required | Description                                                            | Default |
| ---------------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `spreadsheetObj` | `ANY`     | `true`   | The spreadsheet object.                                                |         |
| `format`         | `STRUCT`  | `true`   | A structure containing formatting options (bold, italic, color, etc.). |         |
| `column`         | `NUMERIC` | `true`   | The column number (1-based).                                           |         |

## Examples

Format an entire column:

```js
// Format column B with specific style
var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetNew();
var format = { bold = true, background = "CCCCCC" };
SpreadsheetFormatColumn( spreadsheet, 2, format );
```

## Related

* [SpreadsheetFormatColumns()](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-spreadsheet/built-in-functions/spreadsheetformatcolumns.md) - Format multiple columns
* [SpreadsheetFormatRow()](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-spreadsheet/built-in-functions/spreadsheetformatrow.md) - Format row
* [SpreadsheetSetColumnWidth()](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-spreadsheet/built-in-functions/spreadsheetsetcolumnwidth.md) - Set width


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