How to automate footers (filename/date) for all new spreadsheets?

[amgbd26]

I would like be able to automatically generate a footer on every spreadsheet
notebook that would contain the filename and date of generation similar to
the capability provided in WordPerfect's QuattroPro.

[Vasant Nanavati]

File | Page Setup | Header/Footer | Custom Footer.

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"amgbd26" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I would like be able to automatically generate a footer on every
>spreadsheet
> notebook that would contain the filename and date of generation similar to
> the capability provided in WordPerfect's QuattroPro.

[wmjenner]

Vasant's response is how to do it for one. But ambdg26 wants to automate it for ALL. You need to create a template and store it in your XLStart folder. It is then supposed to open every time you open Excel and that becomes your default worksheet (including footer). Follow Vasant's method, then do FILE / SAVE AS, select "Template" (.xlt) and save it in the XLStart folder.

This is how Excel tells you to do it. I haven't been able to get it work, however. I have it saved in the XLStart folder but it doesn't open it like it's supposed to. It's almost like Excel is looking somewhere else than where I think it is. So I just did a simple macro to do it for me.

[Vasant Nanavati]

Good catch; I missed the partr where the OP wanted to do this for every
workbook.

As for your problem, are you calling the template Book.xlt?

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> Vasant's response is how to do it for one. But ambdg26 wants to
> automate it for ALL. You need to create a template and store it in
> your XLStart folder. It is then supposed to open every time you open
> Excel and that becomes your default worksheet (including footer).
> Follow Vasant's method, then do FILE / SAVE AS, select "Template"
> (.xlt) and save it in the XLStart folder.
>
> This is how Excel tells you to do it. I haven't been able to get it
> work, however. I have it saved in the XLStart folder but it doesn't
> open it like it's supposed to. It's almost like Excel is looking
> somewhere else than where I think it is. So I just did a simple macro
> to do it for me.
>
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[wmjenner]

No - it was called Book1.xlt. I renamed it to Book.xlt and now it works. Thanks for the tip. I don't recall seeing that in the Excel instructions. I should have asked several years ago!