Writers

HTML

The name of the writer is HTML.

<?php

$writer = IOFactory::createWriter($oPhpWord, 'HTML');
$writer->save(__DIR__ . '/sample.html');

When generating html/pdf, you can alter the default handling of white space (normal), and/or supply a fallback generic font as follows:

$writer = IOFactory::createWriter($oPhpWord, 'HTML');
$writer->setDefaultGenericFont('serif');
$writer->setDefaultWhiteSpace('pre-wrap');
$writer->save(__DIR__ . '/sample.html');

ODText

The name of the writer is ODText.

<?php

$writer = IOFactory::createWriter($oPhpWord, 'ODText');
$writer->save(__DIR__ . '/sample.docx');

PDF

The name of the writer is PDF.

<?php

$writer = IOFactory::createWriter($oPhpWord, 'PDF');
$writer->save(__DIR__ . '/sample.pdf');

To generate a PDF, the PhpWord object passes through HTML before generating the PDF. This HTML can be modified using a callback.

<?php

$writer = IOFactory::createWriter($oPhpWord, 'PDF');
$writer->setEditCallback('cbEditHTML');
$writer->save(__DIR__ . '/sample.pdf');

/**
 * Add a meta tag generator
 */
function cbEditHTML(string $inputHTML): string
{
    $beforeBody = '<meta name="generator" content="PHPWord" />';
    $needle = '</head>';

    $pos = strpos($inputHTML, $needle);
    if ($pos !== false) {
        $inputHTML = (string) substr_replace($inputHTML, "$beforeBody\n$needle", $pos, strlen($needle));
    }

    return $inputHTML;
}

Options

You can define options like : * font: default font

Options must be defined before creating the writer.

<?php

use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;

Settings::setPdfRendererOptions([
    'font' => 'Arial'
]);

$writer = IOFactory::createWriter($oPhpWord, 'PDF');
$writer->save(__DIR__ . '/sample.pdf');

RTF

The name of the writer is RTF.

<?php

$writer = IOFactory::createWriter($oPhpWord, 'RTF');
$writer->save(__DIR__ . '/sample.rtf');

Word2007

The name of the writer is Word2007.

<?php

$writer = IOFactory::createWriter($oPhpWord, 'Word2007');
$writer->save(__DIR__ . '/sample.docx');

ZIP Adapter

You can change the ZIP Adapter for the writer. By default, the ZIP Adapter is ZipArchiveAdapter.

<?php

use PhpOffice\Common\Adapter\Zip\PclZipAdapter;
use PhpOffice\Common\Adapter\Zip\ZipArchiveAdapter;

$writer = IOFactory::createWriter($oPhpWord, 'Word2007');
$writer->setZipAdapter(new PclZipAdapter());
$writer->save(__DIR__ . '/sample.docx');