Formatting Codes for Headers and Footers

Microsoft Excel Visual Basic

Formatting Codes for Headers and Footers

   

The following special formatting codes can be included as a part of the header and footer properties (LeftHeader, CenterHeader, RightHeader, LeftFooter, CenterFooter, 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.
&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.
&P-number Prints the page number minus the specified number.
&& Prints a single ampersand.
& "fontname" Prints the characters that follow in the specified font. Be sure to include the double quotation marks.
&nn Prints the characters that follow in the specified font size. Use a two-digit number to specify a size in points.
&N Prints the total number of pages in the document.