// Copy the format from A1:C1 and paste it into A2:C5, so the data in
// each column has the same background.
requests.add(new Request()
                        .setCopyPaste(new CopyPasteRequest()
                                .setSource(new GridRange()
                                        .setSheetId(0)
                                        .setStartRowIndex(0)
                                        .setEndRowIndex(1)
                                        .setStartColumnIndex(0)
                                        .setEndColumnIndex(3))
                                .setDestination(new GridRange()
                                        .setSheetId(0)
                                        .setStartRowIndex(1)
                                        .setEndRowIndex(6)
                                        .setStartColumnIndex(0)
                                        .setEndColumnIndex(3))
                                .setPasteType("PASTE_FORMAT")));

                BatchUpdateSpreadsheetRequest batchUpdateRequest = new BatchUpdateSpreadsheetRequest()
                        .setRequests(requests);