Excel: Printing an Ampersand in a Header or Footer

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 5.0

SUMMARY

In order to have an ampersand print in the header or footer of Microsoft Excel it is necessary to enter two ampersands where a single ampersand should appear.

MORE INFORMATION

The ampersand, by default, is used to initiate codes for special formatting in the headers and footers therefore to enter an ampersand in the header or footer it is necessary to enter two.

For example to enter "Johnson & Sons" in the header or footer area of Page Setup it would be necessary to type it as "Johnson && Sons".

There is an additional consideration when you type in certain character strings as well. For example, if the text string "MP&L" is desired in a header or footer, "MP && L" (including the spaces on either side of the ampersand) must be typed in order to get consistent results.

Previous versions of Microsoft Excel also use the ampersand for header or footer formatting codes and require the double ampersand to print a single ampersand. However, the documentation for Microsoft Excel version 4.0 excludes this information.

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Last Reviewed: March 26, 1999