Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated July 24, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Excel includes a worksheet function (ROMAN) that allows you to convert Arabic numbers into Roman numerals. You may wonder if there is any such function that allows you to print Roman numerals as page numbers on a printout.
There is no built-in feature that allows you to do that, but you can create a macro that will do the trick. Consider the following macro:
Sub RomanPageNums() Dim iPages As Integer Dim J As Integer ' Get count of pages in active sheet iPages = ExecuteExcel4Macro("Get.Document(50)") ' Print worksheet, page by page With ActiveSheet For J = 1 To iPages ' Set page letter .PageSetup.CenterFooter = Application.Roman(J) ' Print page J .PrintOut From:=J, To:=J Next J End With End Sub
This macro first figures out how many pages are in your printout and assigns the value to the iPages variable. It then steps through each page, changing the page number in the center portion of the footer prior to printing each page. The page number is set by converting the current page number (J) to a Roman numeral using the ROMAN worksheet function.
If you want the Roman numerals to appear in other parts of the footer, you can replace the .CenterFooter property with either .LeftFooter or .RightFooter. You can also use .LeftHeader, .CenterHeader, or .RightHeader, if desired.
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