![]() To insert the current date or time so that it is updatable, use the TODAY and NOW functions, as shown in the following example. ![]() ![]() In a worksheet, the most common way to return a dynamic date or time in a cell is by using a worksheet function. Insert a date or time whose value is updatedĪ date or time that updates when the worksheet is recalculated or the workbook is opened is considered “dynamic” instead of static. Because that cell’s value doesn’t change, it’s considered static. 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. Similarly to insert NOW() without changing, use Ctrl+ : (colon) Insert a static date or time into an Excel cellĪ static value in a worksheet is one that doesn’t change when the worksheet is recalculated or opened. If you need to insert the current date without changing then you shouldn't use a function, instead insert it statically with Ctrl+ (semicolon). IF or any other functions won't help either because there's no function that stores the time it was first called and always returns that value ![]() The point of TODAY() is to get the date of the latest recalculation.
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