Printing Hyphens Next to Page Number in Excel Footers PSS ID Number: Q50317 Article last modified on 02-26-1993 PSS database name: W_eXceL
2.00 2.01 2.10 3.00 | 2.20 2.21 3.00
WINDOWS | OS/2
Summary:
Hyphens may be placed next to the page number in the footer of an Excel for Windows version 3.0 or Excel for OS/2 version 2.2 and 3.0 document. To do this:
From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
Type
-&P–
in the Footer text box.
The printed footer will look as follows:
-1-
More Information:
Excel 2.x
In Excel 2.x for Windows, you can get the same result by typing:
-&P—
Using a single hyphen after the page number makes Excel assume you want to subtract a number from the page number; the double hyphen that follows the single hyphen serves to cancel the first hyphen.
Reference(s):
“Microsoft Excel User’s Guide,” version 3.0, pages 529-530, 535
Additional reference words: 2.00 2.0 2.01 2.1 2.10 2.2 2.21 2.20 3.00 3.0
Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.