#!/usr/local/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use Spreadsheet::WriteExcel; my $workbook=Spreadsheet::WriteExcel->new('excel.xls'); my $worksheet=$workbook->add_worksheet(''); my $var= "biohisham"; my $bold=$workbook->add_format( bold=>1, align=>'center', valign=>'vcenter', size=> 15 #font_size ); my $var_format=$workbook->add_format( align=>'left', valign=>'right', size=>15 ); $worksheet->set_column(0,1,30); $worksheet->set_row($_, 30) for (1,2); $worksheet->merge_range('A1:B2',"Example Name:", $bold); $worksheet->merge_range('A3:B3',"\b$var", $var_format);