[New2XP]

In EXCEL (Office 2002) Is there a way to have a header that is auto matically updated to show the date the file was last edited(changed) ? . It should do this each time the file is edited(changed). Then when the file (.XLS) is emailed to someone and they print it, The last "edit(changed)" date will show .Currently the local date the file is printed is showing.
Manually editing the header is forgotten at busy times.

[Zack Barresse]

Hi there,

Please define in detail what exactly you mean by last edited date? Do you mean the document properties? After specific changes? Is this for one file?

[bomb #21]

You probably really want the date/time of last save, as unsaved edits would be immaterial. (?)

Try this code in the workbook module (which you can access by rightclicking the Excel icon to the left of "File" in the menu bar):

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean)
ActiveSheet.PageSetup.LeftHeader = "Last edit: " & Date & " " & Time
End Sub

[New2XP]

B#21
That is axactly what I was looking for. Will give it a try and
post the results.
Thanks

[OBP]

New2Xp, there was a previous thread either on here or on VBAX where every cell changed had it's change logged in the Cell's Comment, which you might want to look at for another way of recording changes.

[Zack Barresse]

New2XP, fyi, Andy's code will put the current System date and time (as the time when the code is executed) into the header, which will not be the "Last edited date" such as in the document properties.