Different Ways to Insert Current Date and Time in MS Excel | Excel Free Tutorials
Assume you want to easily enter the current date and time while keeping a time log of your activities. Perhaps you want to automatically display the current date and time in a cell whenever formulas are recalculated. There are several methods for putting the current date and time in a cell.
⏩Insert a static date or time into an Excel cell
A static value in a worksheet is one that doesn’t change when the worksheet is recalculated or opened. When you press a key combination such as Ctrl+; to insert the current date in a cell, Excel “takes a snapshot” of the current date and then inserts the date in the cell. Because that cell’s value doesn’t change, it’s considered static.
On a worksheet, select the cell into which you want to insert the current date or time. Do one of the following:
👉To insert the current date, press Ctrl+; (semi-colon).
👉To insert the current time, press Ctrl+Shift+; (semi-colon).
👉To insert the current date and time, press Ctrl+; (semi-colon), then press Space, and then press Ctrl+Shift+; (semi-colon).
⏩Change the date or time format
To change the date or time format, right-click on a cell, and select Format Cells. Then, on the Format Cells dialog box, in the Number tab, under Category, click Date or Time and in the Type list, select a type, and click OK.
⏩Insert a date or time whose value is updated
A date or time that updates when the worksheet is recalculated or the workbook is opened is considered “dynamic” instead of static. In a worksheet, the most common way to return a dynamic date or time in a cell is by using a worksheet function. To insert the current date or time so that it is updatable, use the TODAY and NOW functions, as shown in the following example. For more information about how to use these functions, watch the complete tutorial now! Watch, "Different Ways to Insert Current Date and Time in MS Excel | Excel Free Tutorials" now!
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