Seasons greetings

This script was contributed by Leslie Black in the spirit of the holiday season! It's a fun script that shows a singing tree in Excel using Office Scripts.

Enjoy!

Watch the Seasons greetings script in action on the "Les's IT Blog" YouTube channel.

Setup: Sample Excel file

This workbook contains the data, objects, and formatting expected by the script.

Download the sample workbook

Sample code: Happy tree

Add the following script to the sample workbook and try the sample yourself!

/* Original version by Leslie Black.  */

function main(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) {
  let happyTree = workbook.getWorksheet('HappyTree');
  happyTree.activate();

  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setFlashingStarAndSmileRed(workbook) //red
  setFlashingStarAndSmileYellow(workbook) //yellow

  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  setFlashingStarAndSmileRed(workbook) //red
  setFlashingStarAndSmileYellow(workbook) //yellow
  blink(workbook)

  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow

  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow

  setOuterEdgeRed(workbook) //red
  setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook) //yellow
  unblink(workbook)

  console.log('Routine finished');

  function blink(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) {
    let selectedSheet = workbook.getWorksheet('HappyTree');
    // Set the eyes to brown.
    selectedSheet.getRanges("N16:Q17, G16: J17")
      .getFormat()
      .getFill()
      .setColor("C65911");
  }

  function unblink(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) {
    let selectedSheet = workbook.getWorksheet('HappyTree');
    // Set the eyes back to white (except the pupils).
    selectedSheet.getRanges("N16:N17, O16:Q16, G16:H17, I16:J16, P17:Q17, J17")
      .getFormat()
      .getFill()
      .setColor("FFFFFF");
  }

  function setFlashingStarAndSmileRed(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) {
    // Set the star to red.
    let selectedSheet = workbook.getWorksheet('HappyTree');
    selectedSheet.getRanges("L2:L6, K3:K5, M3:M5, N4, J4")
      .getFormat()
      .getFill()
      .setColor("FF0000");
    // Set the smile points to black.
    selectedSheet.getRanges("I26, O26")
      .getFormat()
      .getFill()
      .setColor("000000");
  }

  function setFlashingStarAndSmileYellow(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) {
    // Set the start to yellow.
    let selectedSheet = workbook.getWorksheet('HappyTree');
    selectedSheet.getRanges("L2:L6, K3:K5, M3:M5, N4, J4")
      .getFormat()
      .getFill()
      .setColor("FFFF00");
    // Clear the smile points.
    selectedSheet.getRanges("O26, I26")
      .getFormat()
      .getFill().clear();
  }
}

function setOuterEdgeYellow(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) {
  let sheet = workbook.getWorksheet('HappyTree');
  // Set the outer edge to yellow.
  sheet.getRanges("Q11, G11, R12, F12, S13, E13, T14, D14, C15, U15, T16:T17, D16:D17, C18, U18, T19, D19, L2:L6, C21, U21, C23, U23, C25, U25, C27, U27, C29, U29, T30, D30, K3:K5, M3: M5, S31, E31, R32, F32, Q33, G33, P34, H34, O35, I35, N36:N37, J36:J37, K37:M37, N4, J4, K7, M7, N8, J8, O9, I9, P10, H10")
    .getFormat()
    .getFill()
    .setColor("FFFF00");
}

function setOuterEdgeRed(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) {
  let sheet = workbook.getWorksheet('HappyTree');
  // Set the outer edge to red.
  sheet.getRanges("Q11, G11, R12, F12, S13, E13, T14, D14, C15, U15, T16:T17, D16:D17, C18, U18, T19, D19, L2:L6, C21, U21, C23, U23, C25, U25, C27, U27, C29, U29, T30, D30, K3:K5, M3: M5, S31, E31, R32, F32, Q33, G33, P34, H34, O35, I35, N36:N37, J36:J37, K37:M37, N4, J4, K7, M7, N8, J8, O9, I9, P10, H10")
    .getFormat()
    .getFill()
    .setColor("FF0000");
}