XL: How to Add the Workbook Path to the Footer

 Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q142140
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
  • Microsoft Excel For Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that adds the workbook path and file name to the footer of a worksheet.

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The following macro adds the current path and file name to the left footer of the active worksheet. The workbook must be saved before you can add any path information to the footer. 

   Sub UpdateFooter()
      ActiveSheet.PageSetup.LeftFooter = ActiveWorkbook.FullName
   End Sub
To insert a Visual Basic module into a workbook in Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 and 7.0, click the Insert menu, point to Macro, and click Module. In Excel 97 for Windows and Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, press ALT + F11 to activate the Visual Basic Editor; then, click Module on the Insert menu.

Before you run the macro, activate the workbook and the sheet for which you want the path to be displayed in the footer. After you run the macro, the footer should contain the complete path and file name of the workbook.

REFERENCES

For more information about LeftFooter Property, activate a Visual Basic module, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu, and type: 

   Tell me about the leftfooter property
For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

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Version : WINDOWS: 5.0, 5.0c, 7.0, 97; MACINTOSH: 5.0, 98
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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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