Insert current date into footer

This tutorial shows how to insert the current date into a footer in a specific sheet using Excel and VBA

EXCEL METHOD 1. Insert current date into footer

EXCEL

Select sheet > Insert tab > Text group > Header & Footer > Select footer area > Design tab > Header & Footer Elements group > Current Date > Click anywhere on the sheet
1. Select the sheet in which you want to insert the current date in the footer.
Note: In this example we have selected Sheet1. 		Select sheet
2. Select the Insert tab. Select Insert tab
3. Select the Text group.
4. Click on Header & Footer. 		Select the Text group and click on Header & Footer
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the footer area in which you want to show the current date.
Note: In this example we have selected the center footer area. 		Select footer area
6. Select the Design tab.
7. Click on Current Date in the Header & Footer Elements group. 		Select Design tab and click Current Date in Header & Footer Elements group
8. This will insert &[Date] in the selected footer area which will return the current date.
9. Click anywhere on the sheet. 		Insert Current Date into footer

VBA METHOD 1. Insert current date into footer using VBA

VBA

Sub Insert_current_date_footer()
'declare a variable

Dim ws As Worksheet

Set ws = Worksheets("Sheet1")
With ws.PageSetup

.CenterFooter = "&D"

End With

End Sub

NOTES
Note 1: This VBA code will insert the current date into the center footer area of "Sheet1".

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