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Internet Explorer 7

Controlling Headers and Footers

When you print a page from Internet Explorer 7, the page contains a default header and footer with information such as the URL, date, and page numbers. You can suppress or change header and footer information when printing by adding or deleting the appropriate codes in the Page Setup dialog box.

return to topHeader and Footer Codes

Internet Explorer uses codes to designate specific header and footer elements that will be printed. To suppress or print particular elements, you need to know the codes. The following table lists the codes and what they represent.

NOTE: These codes are case sensitive. Incorrect capitalization may give you a different header or footer than you want. 

Code Element the code represents
&w Window title (i.e., page title)
NOTE: This is the title displayed at the top of the Internet Explorer frame.
&u Page address (URL)
&d Date in short format as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel
EXAMPLE: 10/12/2006
&D Date in long format as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel
EXAMPLE: Thursday, October 12, 2006
&t Time in the format as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel
EXAMPLE: 1:15:34 PM
&T Time in 24-hour format
EXAMPLE: 13:15:34 PM
&p Current page number
&P Total number of pages
&& A single ampersand (&)
&b Text following these characters, in right-justified alignment
&b&b Text following the first "&b" in center alignment; text following the second "&b" in right-justified alignment

return to topRemoving Default Header and Footer Codes

You have the option of removing the default header and footer codes. Once codes are removed and the changes have been saved, they will not appear on the printed page.

NOTE: Header and footer changes will appear on all future printed documents. It may be useful to record the default header and footer codes in order to restore them later, if desired.

  1. From the Command bar, click theArrow buttonon the PRINT button » select Page Setup...
    The Page Setup dialog box appears.
    Page Setup dialog box

  2. In the Header and Footer text boxes, delete the codes for the elements you do not want on your printed page

  3. Click OK

  4. Proceed with printing

return to topCustomizing Header and Footer Codes

You can establish your own header and footer codes, or add codes to the default codes. Once codes are added and saved, they will appear on the printed page.

NOTE: Header and footer changes will appear on all future printed documents. It may be useful to record the default header and footer codes in order to restore them later, if desired.

  1. From the Command bar, click theArrow buttonon the PRINT button » select Page Setup...
    The Page Setup dialog box appears.

  2. In the Header and Footer text boxes, type the codes for the elements you want on your printed page

  3. Click OK

  4. Proceed with printing

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