Oracle EPM Narrative Reporting Report Header Report Date need as Text Value not Text Box

Is there a way in Oracle EPM Narrative Reporting to have the Report Date that is in the Report Header show as a Text Value not Text Box when the Report is exported to Excel. It appears that the only way to get the Report Date on the Report is to include it in the Report Header or Report Footer. When anything is included in the Header/Footer, it is included in a text box. Therefore, when the report is exported to excel, the value is not a text value, it is in a text box and cannot