#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use Excel::Writer::XLSX; my $workbook = Excel::Writer::XLSX->new( 'mytest.xlsx' ); my $worksheet = $workbook->add_worksheet( 'testsheet' ); write_me(); sub write_me { my $text_format = $workbook->add_format( bold => 1, italic => 1, color => 'red', size => 18, font => 'Lucida Calligraphy' ); my $result=$worksheet->write( 'A2', "Text" ); print "my result = $result"; #$worksheet->write( 'B3', "Hello Excel", $text_format ); #$worksheet->write( 'B3', "Hello Excel"); } __END__