How to configure the footer on the display form of a list item Sharepoint

This is the "CreatedModifiedInfo" rendering template in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES\DefaultTemplates.

Or one of the other rendering templates like CreatedModifiedVersionInfo

Too change a template you can:

• Modify the DefaultTemplate.ascx (not recommended)
  
• Create a new MyTemplates.ascx with the same ID as the one you want to change

Just copy the code from DefaultTemplate.ascx  to your new MyTemplates.ascx make changes save in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\TEMPLATE\CONTROLTEMPLATES\

It's real easy.

How is the list associated with the template?

Once you create a new template does it automatically associates it with the list?

I'm assuming this can be done thru SharePoint Designer?

Please advise

Sharepoint parses all templates in the directory... your template has preferrence over the default.

You have to restart IIS after you make the change.

People who use SharePoint Designer (SPD) really scare me.  SPD is such a pile of junk I ban/prevent it's use on all sites.

You can use it, but just as a file editor... notepad++ would be better.

I took a look at the DefaultTemplate.ascx
Is the listform section the one you need to modify?
If so is there a reference as to what you can change, it looks a bit complicated
Please advise

<SharePoint:RenderingTemplate ID="ListForm" runat="server">
	<Template>
		<SPAN id='part1'>
			<SharePoint:InformationBar runat="server"/>
			<wssuc:ToolBar CssClass="ms-formtoolbar" id="toolBarTbltop" RightButtonSeparator="&nbsp;" runat="server">
					<Template_RightButtons>
						<SharePoint:NextPageButton runat="server"/>
						<SharePoint:SaveButton runat="server"/>
						<SharePoint:GoBackButton runat="server"/>
					</Template_RightButtons>
			</wssuc:ToolBar>
			<SharePoint:FormToolBar runat="server"/>
			<TABLE class="ms-formtable" style="margin-top: 8px;" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%>
			<SharePoint:ChangeContentType runat="server"/>
			<SharePoint:FolderFormFields runat="server"/>
			<Bewise:ListDisplaySettingIterator runat="server"/>
			<SharePoint:ApprovalStatus runat="server"/>
			<SharePoint:FormComponent TemplateName="AttachmentRows" runat="server"/>
			</TABLE>
			<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td class="ms-formline"><IMG SRC="/_layouts/images/blank.gif" width=1 height=1 alt=""></td></tr></table>
			<TABLE cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style="padding-top: 7px"><tr><td width=100%>
			<SharePoint:ItemHiddenVersion runat="server"/>
			<SharePoint:ParentInformationField runat="server"/>
			<SharePoint:InitContentType runat="server"/>
			<wssuc:ToolBar CssClass="ms-formtoolbar" id="toolBarTbl" RightButtonSeparator="&nbsp;" runat="server">
					<Template_Buttons>
						<SharePoint:CreatedModifiedInfo runat="server"/>
					</Template_Buttons>
					<Template_RightButtons>
						<SharePoint:SaveButton runat="server"/>
						<SharePoint:GoBackButton runat="server"/>
					</Template_RightButtons>
			</wssuc:ToolBar>
			</td></tr></TABLE>
		</SPAN>
		<SharePoint:AttachmentUpload runat="server"/>
	</Template>
</SharePoint:RenderingTemplate>

Select allOpen in new window