Excel header how to automate for new worksheets

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Guest

I want to ensure that all worksheets including new ones created in a document
automatically have the same custom header and footer.

Can anyone help. I have a lot of templates established and need to get this
sorted for all of them.
 
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Gord Dibben

For all new workbooks created?

Yes........create a template with the custom header and use that template as the
basis for all new workbooks.

Open a new workbook. Customize as you wish. To set a header for each sheet,
select a sheet then right-click and "select all sheets".

Enter your header on the active sheet and will be done to all. Ungroup sheets
when done.

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 or
CTRL + n

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

NOTE: Existing workbooks are not affected by these settings.

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
 

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