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How to print sheet name or a list of sheet names in Excel?

Author Siluvia Last modified

By default, it is hard for you to figure out which printout came from which worksheet as the sheet name will not be printed by default in Excel. In this article, we will show you how to print worksheet with the worksheet name in it, and how to print a list of worksheet names.

Print sheet name with changing the print page setup
Print sheet name by inserting the sheet name in a cell with Kutools for Excel 
Print a list of sheet names with VBA code
Print a list of sheet names with Kutools for Excel 


Print sheet name with changing the print page setup

You can change the print page setup by adding the sheet name into the Header/Footer of the worksheet, and then print it.

1. Click File > Print > Print Setup. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing Print Setup option in Excel for adding sheet names to print layout

In Excel 2007, please click the Office button > Print > Print Preview. And then click Page Setup under the Print Preview tab.

A screenshot showing Page Setup option in Excel 2007 for printing sheet names

2. In the Page Setup dialog box, go to the Header/Footer tab. If you want to insert the sheet name to header, please click the Custom Header button, but if you want to insert the sheet name to footer, click the Custom Footer button. Here I click the Custom Header button. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing Header/Footer setup

3. In the Header dialog box, click the Left section box, then click the Insert Sheet Name button, and finally click the OK button. See screenshot:

A screenshot of Insert Sheet Name button in Excel Header setup

Note: You can also insert the sheet name to the Center section or Right section of header as you need.

4. When it returns to the Page Setup dialog box, click the OK button. Then it will print out the worksheet name when printing the worksheet.


Print sheet name by inserting the sheet name in a cell with Kutools for Excel

The Insert Workbook Information utility of Kutools for Ecel can help you quickly insert active worksheet name into a cell, and then you can manually print the sheet name as you need. Please do as follows.

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1. Click Kutools Plus > Insert Workbook Information

A screenshot of Kutools Insert Workbook Information option in Excel

2. In the Insert Workbook Information dialog box, check the Worksheet name option in Information section, select the cell you want to insert the sheet name in the Range box, and then click the OK button.

A screenshot showing Workbook Information dialog

3. Print your sheet.

Note: you can insert the sheet name at worksheet header or footer by checking the Header or Footer option.

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Print a list of sheet names with VBA code

If you need to print a list of all sheet names of the whole workbook, you need to list all worksheet names in a list with following VBA code first. In this section, we guide you through how to use VBA to list all worksheet names in a list.

1. Press Alt + F11 to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module, then copy and paste the below VBA code into the editor.

VBA: List all worksheet names

Sub GetSheets()
	Dim Rng As Range
	Dim WorkRng As Range
	On Error Resume Next
	xTitleId = "KutoolsforExcel"
	Set WorkRng = Application.Selection
	Set WorkRng = Application.InputBox("Out put to (single cell)", xTitleId, WorkRng.Address, Type: = 8)
	Set WorkRng = WorkRng.Range("A1")
	xNum = Application.Sheets.Count
	For i = 1 To xNum
		WorkRng.Value = Application.Sheets(i).Name
		Set WorkRng = WorkRng.Offset(1, 0)
	Next
End Sub

4. Press F5 key to run the code. In a popping up KutoolsforExcel dialog box, select a cell for locating the sheet name list, and then click the OK button.

A screenshot showing VBA code execution location input for sheet names in Excel

5. Then all worksheet names are populated, and then you can print it now.


Print a list of sheet names with Kutools for Excel

If you want to print a list of sheet names in current workbook, the Create List of Sheet Names utility of Kutools for Excel can do you a favor.

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1. Click Kutools Plus > Worksheet > Create List of Sheet Names.

A screenshot of Kutools Create List of Sheet Names option in Excel

2. In the Create List of Sheet Names dialog box, specify the settings as below screenshot shown, and then click the OK button.

A screenshot of Kutools Create List of Sheet Names settings dialog

Then a new worksheet will be created to list all worksheet names in current workbook, and then you can print it.

A screenshot of Excel worksheet listing all sheet names generated by Kutools

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