You can either type in exactly what you want...

or you can use a macro that runs each time you print.

Option Explicit
Private Sub Workbook_BeforePrint(Cancel As Boolean)
With Worksheets("sheet1").PageSetup
.LeftFooter = Format(Date, "dd-mmm-yyyy")
End With
End Sub


This goes into the ThisWorkbook module.

If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Burki wrote:

I need to change the date format in an Excel footer from e.g. 05.02.2005 to
05-Feb-2005. How can I do this?

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Dave Peterson