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. | |