Header and Footer Data Codes

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 2, 2020)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003

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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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What is three more than 5?

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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