Quick Start

This page provides the fastest way to get started with Laravel WordTemplate. Follow the steps below to create your first Word document.

Template Mode

If you want to use a pre-existing template, it's simple. Let's say you have an invoice.docx file with placeholders like this:

Name: ${name}
Date: ${date}

You can use the following code in your controller to fill it with data:

use Novay\Word\Facades\Word;

class InvoiceController extends Controller
{
    public function generate()
    {
        return Word::template(storage_path('templates/invoice.docx'))
            ->setValues([
                'name' => 'Novianto Rahmadi',
                'date' => now()->format('d M Y'),
            ])
            ->download('invoice.docx');
    }
}

The Result: Your user will immediately download the invoice.docx file with all the data filled in automatically.

Builder Mode

If you need to create a new document from scratch, you can use Builder Mode.

use Novay\Word\Facades\Word;

class ReportController extends Controller
{
    public function build()
    {
        return Word::builder()
            ->addTitle('Monthly Report', 1)
            ->addText('This is a monthly report generated automatically.')
            ->addTable([
                ['No', 'Name', 'Total'],
                [1, 'Product A', 120],
                [2, 'Product B', 80],
            ])
            ->download('report.docx');
    }
}