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You're reading the docs for Laravel Excel 2.1. The current version is Laravel Excel 4.x (upgrade guide).

Calling PHPExcel's native methods ​

It's possible to call all native PHPExcel methods on the $excel and $sheet objects.

Calling Workbook methods ​

Example:

// Get default style for this workbook
$excel->getDefaultStyle();

Calling worksheet methods ​

Example:

// Protect cells
$sheet->protectCells('A1', $password);

Head over to PHPOffice to learn more about the native methods.