Saving & Exporting

The save() method lets you store a generated document directly on your server, which is useful for archiving or background tasks.

Saving to a Specific Location

To save a document, just pass the full file path to the save() method. The storage_path() helper is recommended for saving files that shouldn't be publicly accessible.

Example:

use Novay\Word\Facades\Word;

Word::builder()
    ->addTitle('Report', 1)
    ->addText('This document is saved to storage.')
    ->save(storage_path('app/public/report.docx'));

The file report.docx will be saved to storage/app/public/.

Saving to the Public Folder

You can also save files to the public/ folder, making them directly accessible via a URL.

Example:

Word::builder()
    ->addTitle('Invoice', 1)
    ->addText('The latest invoice document.')
    ->save(public_path('invoice.docx'));

This saves the file to public/invoice.docx, which can be accessed at /invoice.docx.