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How to specify date or datetime format in header or footer?

Normally, when you insert date or time into the header or footer with the &[Date] or &[Time] code, the date or time format is based on the regional settings controlled by Windows. In this case, how could you change the date or date time format to your own need in header or footer as following screenshot shown?

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Specify date or date time format in header or footer with VBA code

arrow blue right bubble Specify date or date time format in header or footer with VBA code

Here, I will introduce some simple VBA code for you to solve this task in Excel, please do as follows:

1. Activate your worksheet which you want to insert and format the date in header or footer, and then click Page Layout button on the lower right corner of the workbook to enable the page layout view, see screenshot:

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2. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys in Excel to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

3. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module Window.

VBA code: Insert and format date in header or footer:

Sub add_date_header()
ActiveSheet.PageSetup.CenterHeader = Format(Date, "mmmm dd, yyyy")
End Sub

Note: In the above code, you can change the CenterHeader to LeftHeader, CenterFooter…, and the date format mmmm dd, yyyy also can be changed as you need.

4. And then press F5 key to run this code, and your specified date format has been inserted into the header or footer at once. See screenshot:

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Tips: If you want to insert your own date time format into the header or footer, please apply the below code:

Sub Change_Format()
  ActiveSheet.PageSetup.CenterHeader = Format(Now, "MMMM DD, YYYY HH:MM:SS")
End Sub

And you will get the following result:

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Estefania
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Hi, how can I change to upper case the month? I tried a few things but doesn't work :(
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skyyang     Estefania
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Hello, Estefania
To make the month in the date appear in uppercase, you can use the UCase function in VBA to convert the month to uppercase. Here’s how you can modify your code:
Sub add_date_header()
    ActiveSheet.PageSetup.CenterHeader = UCase(Format(Date, "mmmm dd, yyyy"))
End Sub


Please have a try, hope it can help you!
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jtlw
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How to specify date (1day advance date) format in header or footer?
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skyyang
skyyang     jtlw
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Hello,
To add the date 1day advanced totay, please apply the following code:
Sub SetAdvancedDateInHeader()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Set ws = ActiveSheet
    Dim tomorrow As Date
    tomorrow = Date + 1
    ws.PageSetup.CenterHeader = Format(tomorrow, "mm/dd/yyyy")
End Sub


Please have a try, hope it can help you!
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C Harvey
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How can I add a text string immediately before my date (in a custom format? I would like my header to be e.g. "Printed 20 May 2021 14:06:30". My current VBA code is:Sub Change_Format()
ActiveSheet.PageSetup.RightHeader = Format(Now, "DD MMM YYYY HH:MM:SS")
End Sub
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Kasra
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Hi, Thank You
Can I ask you how can I change the font and size of "Date" by VBA?
I mean with same code that you wrote for insert date into header by VBA.
Thanks
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Paula McSorley
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I use a dynamic print range in my spreadsheet and generate PDFs. Oddly enough, when I execute the above VBA code snippet, it resets the dynamic print range for my current worksheet to a static range. Is there any way to avoid that?
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Judy Kunz
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This doesn't seem to work anymore.
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