#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel; my $workbook = Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new('test.xls'); my $worksheet = $workbook->addworksheet(); my $heading = $workbook->addformat(bold => 1); $worksheet->write('A1', 'This is bold', $heading); $worksheet->write('B1', 'This is not' );