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url: https://docs.laravel-excel.com/2.1/export.md
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# Simple Excel Export

### Basics

A new file can be created using the `create` method with the filename as first parameter.

```
Excel::create('Filename');
```

To manipulate the creation of the file you can use the callback with `LaravelExcelWriter` parameter

```
Excel::create('Filename', function($excel) {

    // Call writer methods here

});
```

### Changing properties

There are a couple of properties we can change inside the closure. Most of them are set to the config values by default. See `app/config/packages/maatwebsite/excel/config.php`.

```
Excel::create('Filename', function($excel) {

    // Set the title
    $excel->setTitle('Our new awesome title');

    // Chain the setters
    $excel->setCreator('Spartner')
          ->setCompany('Spartner');

    // Call them separately
    $excel->setDescription('A demonstration to change the file properties');

});
```

> Go to the reference guide to see a list of available properties.