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Add Custom Footer Using Macros In Excel

Ever wanted to add a footer to your Excel spreadsheet? You can add a custom footer using Excel... read more

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Overview

Ever wanted to add a footer to your Excel spreadsheet? You can add a custom footer using Excel Macros!

Make sure your Excel has the Developer Tab enabled following this tutorial.

I explain how you can do this below step by step!

What does it do?

Adds a custom footer with your text

Copy Source Code:


Sub AddCustomFooter()

Dim inputText As String
inputText = InputBox("Enter your text for the custom footer", "Custom Footer")

'Add your custom text to the right footer
With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
.LeftFooter = ""
.CenterFooter = ""
.RightFooter = inputText
End With

End Sub

Final Result: 

Add Custom Footer Using Macros In Excel

Exercise Workbook:

Add Custom Footer Using Macros In Excel | MyExcelOnline

Download excel workbookAdd-Custom-Footer.xlsm


STEP 1: Go to Developer > Code > Visual Basic

Add Custom Footer

 

STEP 2: Paste in your code and Select Save. Close the window afterwards.

Add Custom Footer Using Macros In Excel

 

STEP 3: Let us test it out!

Go to Developer > Code > Macros

Add Custom Footer

Make sure your macro is selected. Click Run.

Add Custom Footer Using Macros In Excel

 

STEP 4: Type in your custom footer, click OK.

Add Custom Footer Using Macros In Excel

To check if the footer did get added, go to File > Print:

Add Custom Footer Using Macros In Excel

Now you should be able to see your text on your footer!

See also  Macro Recorder: Recording Your First Excel Macro

Add Custom Footer Using Macros In Excel

 

How to Add Custom Footer Using Macros In Excel

 

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