# Cells

The Excel Export component supports options for customization of the cells that will be exported to Excel.

You can specify the options for the following types of cells:

* [Header padding cells](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/cells#header-padding-cells)
* [Padding cells](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/cells#padding-cells)
* [Header cells](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/cells#header-cells)
* [Data cells](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/cells#data-cells)
* [Group header cells](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/cells#group-header-cells)
* [Group footer cells](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/cells#group-footer-cells)
* [Footer cells](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/cells#footer-cells)

## Header Padding Cells

The header padding cells are the cells that are inserted before the header cells to align the headers and the column values when the data is grouped.

To specify custom options, set the [`headerPaddingCellOptions`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/api/excelexportcomponent#headerpaddingcelloptions) property of the `<kendo-excelexport>` component.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/excel-export/cells/header-padding/source.txt)

## Padding Cells

The padding cells are the cells that are inserted before the data, group, and footer cells to indicate the group hierarchy if the data is grouped.

To specify custom options, set the [`paddingCellOptions`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/api/excelexportcomponent#paddingcelloptions) property of the `<kendo-excelexport>` component.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/excel-export/cells/padding/source.txt)

## Header Cells

To specify custom options for a column-header cell, set the [`headerCellOptions`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/api/columncomponent#headercelloptions) property of the `<kendo-excelexport-column>` or `<kendo-excelexport-group-column>` component.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/excel-export/cells/header/source.txt)

## Data Cells

To specify custom options for a column data cell, set the [`cellOptions`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/api/columncomponent#celloptions) property of the `<kendo-excelexport-column>` component.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/excel-export/cells/data/source.txt)

## Group Header Cells

To specify custom options for a group header cell of a column, set the [`groupHeaderCellOptions`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/api/columncomponent#groupheadercelloptions) property of the `<kendo-excelexport-column>` component.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/excel-export/cells/group-header/source.txt)

## Group Footer Cells

To specify custom options for a group footer cell of a column, set the [`groupFooterCellOptions`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/api/columncomponent#groupfootercelloptions) property of the `<kendo-excelexport-column>` component.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/excel-export/cells/group-footer/source.txt)

## Footer Cells

To specify custom options for a column footer cell, set the [`footerCellOptions`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/api/columncomponent#footercelloptions) property of the `<kendo-excelexport-column>` component.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/excel-export/cells/footer/source.txt)

## Suggested Links

* [API Reference of the Excel Export Component](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui-develop/components/excel-export/api/excelexportcomponent)
