I wish to add a signature line on an Excel document that automatically reads
the users name from either the login or document properties. is this
possible? this will be a template for 40 users and would like to automate as
much as possible.

thanks,

Yes, it is possible to automatically insert the user name (login name) in Excel. Here are the steps to do it:

1. Open the Excel document where you want to insert the user name.
2. Click on the "Insert" tab in the ribbon menu.
3. Click on "Header & Footer" in the "Text" group.
4. In the "Header & Footer Tools" tab that appears, click on "Design".
5. Click on "Quick Parts" in the "Header & Footer Elements" group.
6. Select "Document Property" from the drop-down menu.
7. Select "Author" from the list of document properties.
8. The user name (login name) will now be inserted into the header or footer of the document.

To make this process automatic for all 40 users, you can create a template with the above steps already completed. Then, each user can simply open the template and their user name will be automatically inserted into the header or footer.

With this function in a Module

Public Function LastAuthor() As String
Application.Volatile
LastAuthor = _
ThisWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties("Last Author")
End Function

The formula =LastAuthor() in any cell will return the LastAuthor's name,
providing the file has been previously saved.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3




"dheitz" wrote:

I wish to add a signature line on an Excel document that automatically reads
the users name from either the login or document properties. is this
possible? this will be a template for 40 users and would like to automate as
much as possible.

thanks,

Try this one line UDF:

Public Function user() As String
user = Environ("username")
End Function

--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200747


"dheitz" wrote:

I wish to add a signature line on an Excel document that automatically reads
the users name from either the login or document properties. is this
possible? this will be a template for 40 users and would like to automate as
much as possible.

thanks,

I am a bit green w/ programming. I may need a bit of a walk through. Do I
just create this as a Macro and edit into the VB module... If i have this doc
saved as a template by the Admin, does the "Last Author" recover the Admin as
previously saved? does this change when the user "saves as" to a new name?

I am also intending to have a second line containing the users email
address. can I create some kind of formula to auto fill this info from a
retrieved string and a list of address?

Thanks,
Dave

"CLR" wrote:

With this function in a Module

Public Function LastAuthor() As String
Application.Volatile
LastAuthor = _
ThisWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties("Last Author")
End Function

The formula =LastAuthor() in any cell will return the LastAuthor's name,
providing the file has been previously saved.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3




"dheitz" wrote:

I wish to add a signature line on an Excel document that automatically reads
the users name from either the login or document properties. is this
possible? this will be a template for 40 users and would like to automate as
much as possible.

thanks,

I am a bit green w/ programming. I may need a bit of a walk through. Do I
just create this as a Macro and edit into the VB module... Does the
"username" string draw from the system login name?
I am also intending to have a second line containing the users email
address. can I create some kind of formula to auto fill this info from a
retrieved string and a list of address?

Thanks,
Dave

"Gary''s Student" wrote:

Try this one line UDF:

Public Function user() As String
user = Environ("username")
End Function

--
Gary''s Student - gsnu200747


"dheitz" wrote:

I wish to add a signature line on an Excel document that automatically reads
the users name from either the login or document properties. is this
possible? this will be a template for 40 users and would like to automate as
much as possible.

thanks,

Actually, Gary"s Student's function is slicker than mine. It doesn't require
the file be saved either............just copy and paste it into a regular VBA
module, and then just enter =User() in whatever cell you wish the User's name
to appear........

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"dheitz" wrote:

I am a bit green w/ programming. I may need a bit of a walk through. Do I
just create this as a Macro and edit into the VB module... If i have this doc
saved as a template by the Admin, does the "Last Author" recover the Admin as
previously saved? does this change when the user "saves as" to a new name?

I am also intending to have a second line containing the users email
address. can I create some kind of formula to auto fill this info from a
retrieved string and a list of address?

Thanks,
Dave

"CLR" wrote:

With this function in a Module

Public Function LastAuthor() As String
Application.Volatile
LastAuthor = _
ThisWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties("Last Author")
End Function

The formula =LastAuthor() in any cell will return the LastAuthor's name,
providing the file has been previously saved.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3




"dheitz" wrote:

I wish to add a signature line on an Excel document that automatically reads
the users name from either the login or document properties. is this
possible? this will be a template for 40 users and would like to automate as
much as possible.

thanks,

Thanks,

That did the job.. although it doesn't automatically update unless I access
the cell. w/ a little function work I got the matching to user and email
address to work and created a simple macro to auto activate the cell.
thanks again.

I have another post out here that maybe you could give a quick shot at...
same project, i have a Word doc. inserted as an object for a comment field.
if i protect the sheet I cannot edit the doc. If I unlock the object and
protect the sheet, I can edit the doc but it can be accidentally moved. Is
there a way to lock position w/out locking entire object?

thanks,
Dave