You would have to add the default footer to the Normal.xlt file.

"Kary P." wrote:

Using Office XP -

I work with Excel every day. I like to insert a footer containing the
filename, date, and page #'s on each of my spreadsheets. Is there a way that
I can create a default footer that will appear on each of my spreadsheets
(especially new spreadsheets) without having to go into each spreadsheet
individually like I'm doing now?