Steve

Excel doesn't really have the equivalent of a Normal.dot.

Toolbar and menu customizations are saved in an *.XLB file but Headers and
Footers are worksheet specific, not workbook specific so this would not come
into play.

You can design a worksheet with the Footer you desire, then save it as a
worksheet template named SHEET.XLT.  It would be stored in the Office\XLSTART
folder and new worksheets would be patterned upon this.

Conversely you could set up a workbook with one worksheet with the Footer.
Save As BOOK.XLT in XLSTART folder.  It will become the default new workbook.

Don't know how on a network you would distribute the BOOK or SHEET.XLT so same
one is available to all users.

Gord Dibben  Excel MVP - XL97 SR2 & XL2002