Edit texts, links, font colors, background colors, and many more. Learn how to update xlsx files in this PhpSpreadsheet tutorial. The generated file from Create Xlsx Files With Underlined Texts will be used as the sample xlsx file to be updated.
Requirements:
- Composer
- PHP 7.2 or newer
Before Xlsx file update.

Step 1.
Setup dependencies.
{
"require": {
"phpoffice/phpspreadsheet": "^1.3"
}
}Step 2.
Install phpspreadsheet.
$ composer install
Step 3.
Create a new PHP file, and start coding.
<?php // Autoload dependencies require 'vendor/autoload.php'; // Import the IOFactory class use \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory; // Import the Xlsx writer class use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Xlsx; // Full path of the file to be indentified $inputFileName = 'create-xlsx-files-with-underlined-texts.xlsx'; // Identify the file type using the IOFactory object $inputFileType = IOFactory::identify($inputFileName); // Create the reader object $reader = IOFactory::createReader($inputFileType); // Load the file to read $spreadsheet = $reader->load($inputFileName); // Retrieve the current active worksheet $sheet = $spreadsheet->getActiveSheet(); // Merge cells from A1 to E1 $sheet->mergeCells('A1:E1'); // Underline cell A1 $sheet->getCell('A1')->getStyle()->getFont()->setUnderline(true); // Apply a solid type background to 'A1' $sheet->getStyle('A1')->getFill()->setFillType(\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Style\Fill::FILL_SOLID); // Fill up the background of 'A1' with color blue $sheet->getStyle('A1')->getFill()->getStartColor()->setARGB(\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Style\Color::COLOR_BLUE); // Apply a solid type background to 'A3' $sheet->getStyle('A3')->getFill()->setFillType(\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Style\Fill::FILL_SOLID); // Fill up the background of 'A3' with color red $sheet->getStyle('A3')->getFill()->getStartColor()->setARGB('FFFF0000'); // Set cell A5 with the "Hello World Again !" string value $sheet->setCellValue('A5', 'Hello World Again !'); // Set cell A5 font color to blue $sheet->getStyle('A5')->getFont()->getColor()->setARGB('FF0000FF'); // Write a new .xlsx file $writer = new Xlsx($spreadsheet); // Save as the current input file to apply the updates $writer->save($inputFileName);
Test.
Run the following codes.
$ php update-xlsx-files.php
Result.
Open the updated file create-xlsx-files-with-underlined-texts.xlsx.

References:
How to install PhpSpreadsheetOn this site
Create Xlsx Files With Different Cell Background ColorsOn this site
Read Xlsx Files Using IOFactory ClassOn this site
Creating a spreadsheetphpspreadsheet.readthedocs.io
Reading and writing to filephpspreadsheet.readthedocs.io
Reading Filesphpspreadsheet.readthedocs.io
PhpSpreadsheet Recipesphpspreadsheet.readthedocs.io
Merge/unmerge cellsphpspreadsheet.readthedocs.io