# Fields panel

This panel includes **Fields** table for specifying the fields that are written to the Excel files. The **Fields** table contains the following columns:

| Column                            | Description                                                                                                                                                                            |
| --------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name**                          | The name of the field.                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Type**                          | The data type of a field: String, Date, or Number.                                                                                                                                     |
| **Format**                        | The Excel format to use in the sheet. Please consult the Excel manual for valid formats. There are some online references as well.                                                     |
| **Style from cell**               | A cell in the Excel spreadsheet (letter column, number row) such as `A1`, `B4`, etc., to copy the styling from for this column. This value is usually a pre-styled cell in a template. |
| **Field title**                   | If set, this is used for the Header/Footer instead of the Kettle field name.                                                                                                           |
| **Header/Footer style from cell** | A cell to copy the styling from for the Header/Footer (usually some pre-styled cell in a template).                                                                                    |
| **field contains formula**        | <p>Set to <code>Yes</code> if the field contains an Excel formula.</p><p>You do not need to include the notation <code>=</code> before your field value.</p>                           |
| **Hyperlink**                     | A field that contains the target to link to. Supported targets can be links to other Excel spreadsheet cells, website URL's, ftp's, email addresses, or local documents.               |
| **Cell comment (XLSX)**           | The XLSX format allows to put comments on cells. If you would like to generate comments, you may specify fields holding the comment and author for a given column.                     |
| **Cell comment author (XLSX)**    | The XLSX format allows to put comments on cells. If you would like to generate comments, you may specify fields holding the comment and author for a given column.                     |