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This document describes formatting codes and VBA codes that can be used in headers and footers in Excel. It provides a table listing various format codes for text formatting, fonts, colors, and page numbers. It also lists VBA codes that can insert the date, time, file path, page numbers, and other dynamic data into headers and footers. An example is given showing how to use these codes to customize the center header with the date, time, and other formatting.

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Formatting and VBA Codes For Headers and Footers - Microsoft Docs

This document describes formatting codes and VBA codes that can be used in headers and footers in Excel. It provides a table listing various format codes for text formatting, fonts, colors, and page numbers. It also lists VBA codes that can insert the date, time, file path, page numbers, and other dynamic data into headers and footers. An example is given showing how to use these codes to customize the center header with the date, time, and other formatting.

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Formatting and VBA codes for headers and


footers
06/08/2017 • 2 minutes to read • +1

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Example

The following special formatting and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) codes can be
included as a part of the header and footer properties (LeftHeader, CenterHeader,
RightHeader, LeftFooter, CenterFooter, and RightFooter).

Format code Description

&L Left aligns the characters that follow.

&C Centers the characters that follow.

&R Right aligns the characters that follow.

&E Turns double-underline printing on or off.

&X Turns superscript printing on or off.

&Y Turns subscript printing on or off.

&B Turns bold printing on or off.

&I Turns italic printing on or off.

&U Turns underline printing on or off.

&S Turns strikethrough printing on or off.

&"fontname" Prints the characters that follow in the specified font. Be sure to include the
double quotation marks.

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Format code Description

&nn Prints the characters that follow in the specified font size. Use a two-digit
number to specify a size in points.

&color Prints the characters in the specified color. User supplies a hexadecimal color
value.

&"+" Prints the characters that follow in the Heading font of the current theme. Be
sure to include the double quotation marks.

&"-" Prints the characters that follow in the Body font of the current theme. Be
sure to include the double quotation marks.

&K xx. S nnn Prints the characters that follow in the specified color from the current
theme.

xx is a two-digit number from 1 to 12 that specifies the theme color to use.

S nnn specifies the shade (tint) of that theme color. Specify S as + to produce
a lighter shade; specify S as - to produce a darker shade.

nnn is a three-digit whole number that specifies a percentage from 0 to 100.

If the values that specify the theme color or shade are not within the
described limits, Excel will use the nearest valid value.

VBA code Description

&D Prints the current date.

&T Prints the current time.

&F Prints the name of the document.

&A Prints the name of the workbook tab.

&P Prints the page number.

&P+number Prints the page number plus the specified number.

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VBA code Description

&P-number Prints the page number minus the specified number.

&& Prints a single ampersand.

&N Prints the total number of pages in the document.

&Z Prints the file path.

&G Inserts an image.

Example
The following code shows how formatting and VBA codes can be used to modify the
header information and appearance.

VB Copy

Sub Date_Time()
ActiveSheet.PageSetup.CenterHeader = "&D &B&ITime:&I&B&T"
End Sub

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