Excel includes a number of codes which you can include in your header and footer. These codes are designed to make including predefined information a bit easier. Some of the codes are available on the Header or Footer dialog boxes (when you click on Custom Header or Custom Footer in the Header/Footer tab of the Page Setup dialog box) by clicking on a button. Others you must enter directly.
Command codes are indicated in Excel headers and footers by typing an ampersand character (&) followed by the command. The following are the data codes you can use:
| Code | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| &D | Current date | |
| &T | Current time | |
| &F | Workbook name | |
| &A | Worksheet name (from the worksheet tab) | |
| &P | Current page number | |
| &P+x | Current page number plus x | |
| &P-x | Current page number minus x | |
| &N | Total pages in the workbook | |
| && | Ampersand character |
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2023-06-22 11:35:33
ti89todd
Are there more codes available than these?
For example, these codes can also be written &[Date], &[Time], etc.
So are there MORE codes, and if so, where are they published?
Can I create my OWN codes through named cell references, or VBA, or formulas?
2021-01-06 21:34:20
sunny
is there control codes for headers/footer for copy/paste across workbooks
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