#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel; my $workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new('test.xls'); my $worksheet = $workbook->addworksheet(); my $format = $workbook->addformat( border => 1, color => 'blue', merge => 1, rotation => 1, ); $worksheet->write('B2', 'Hello', $format); $worksheet->write('C2', '', $format); $worksheet->write('D2', '', $format);