Tip #3760 - Forgetful Frustration
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Forgetful
Frustration
Do you frequently
find yourself staring at the printout of an MS Excel worksheet and wondering
just what you called that file?
Or better yet, even
if you think you know what it's called, where exactly did you save it?
Here's a quick suggestion
that may cut down on the "lost file frustration" you may be
feeling. Let's try putting the file name, either with or without the file
path, in the footer of the file.
If that sounds like
a solution to your problem, you first need to get to the footer. While
there's several ways to get there, one of them is through the View
menu, Header and Footer choice.
Once in the Header
and Footer window, you have a couple of choices.
One is to use the
list of preset footers to choose your file name.
Click OK
to return to your worksheet with that preset footer information.
Another choice is
one that allows you to format the text and add additional information,
if necessary. It's called the Custom Footer.
If you click the Custom
Footer button, you'll find a window that opens with three sections:
the left, center and right sections of the footer.
Click in a
section to place your cursor.
Now, click the button
(or buttons) that will insert the information you need.
- The button on the
left will insert both the path and file name.
- The center
button will insert only the file name.
- The right
button will insert the tab name of the worksheet.
Click OK twice
to get back to your worksheet when you've got the information and formatting
you desire.
With that information
at the bottom of the printed page, it should reduce your "lost file
frustrations!"
Oh, and don't worry,
for those of you who like to move your files around, there's still no
problem. Excel will update the information as needed.
Wow! If only forwarding
my mail when I move could be that easy. Give it a try!
~ April
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