FooterLeft property

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FooterLeft property

Contains the text string that appears in the left portion of a document's footer.

Version added

2002

Syntax

`strRet = object.FooterLeft`
`object.FooterLeft = stringExpression`
strRet	String. The text in the left portion of the footer.
object	Required. An expression that returns a Document object.
stringExpression	Required String. New text for the left portion of the footer.

Remarks

You can also set this value in the Left box under Footer in the Header and Footer dialog box (on the View menu, click Header and Footer).

Both strRet and strExpression can contain escape codes that represent data. These escape codes can be concatenated with other text.

Following is a list of valid escape codes for document footers and headers.

Escape code	Description
&p	Page number
&t or &T	Current time
&d (short version) or &D (long version)	Current date
&&	Ampersand
&e	File name extension
&f	File name
&f&e	File name and extension
&n	Page name
&P	Total printed pages

Example

The following macro is used to place a string containing the current date into the left portion of a document's footer.

Sub SetFooterLeft()
    Dim szFooter as String
    'Build footer string
    szFooter = "The Date is " & "&D"
    'Set footer of current document
    ThisDocument.FooterLeft = szFooter
End Sub

If the date was May 4, 2002, the left portion of the footer contains "The Date is Thursday, May 4, 2002" after running this macro.

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