Can I save custom headers and footers to use in other files?

[Gcwensel]

I have created custom headers and footers.

Is there a way to save these custom headers and footers to use in other
files?

Can they be saved in the selection menu?

[Pete_UK]

If you want these to be applied to every new workbook you open, then
you can save a (blank) workbook with these headers and footers as an
Excel template called Book.xlt - usually in your Excel startup folder.
Similarly, you can save a single sheet as sheet.xlt, and then in future
if you insert a new worksheet it will have the settings as you have
defined them.

Hope this helps.

Pete

[Gord Dibben]

Custom headers and footers are saved with that workbook only.

Couple of ways to go about this.

1. A macro to set the headers/footers as you wish.

2. If you want a default solution for all NEW workbooks............

Open a new workbook. Customize as you wish.
Note: you can set all sheet headers/footers at the same time by "grouping" the
sheets.
Right-click on a sheet tab and "select all sheets". Set up a footer on the
active sheet and will be done to all. Ungroup when setup is complete.

File>Save As Type: scroll down to Excel Template(*.XLT) and select. Name your
workbook "BOOK"(no quotes). Excel will add the .XLT to save as BOOK.XLT.

Store this workbook in the XLSTART folder usually located at........

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

This will be the default workbook for File>New or the Toolbar button File>New

Do not use File>New...Blank Workbook or you will get the Excel default workbook.

Existing workbooks are not affected by these settings and would require a macro.

You can also open a new workbook and delete all but one sheet. Customize as
you wish then save this as SHEET.XLT in XLSTART folder also. It now becomes
the default Insert>Sheet.

More can be found on this in Help under "templates"(no quotes).

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

[Holle]

How is this done in Excel 2007?