Inserting a date field
How can I insert a date field into an excel cell. I can do it in Word quite easily but for some reason Excel presents more a a challange.
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R2D2, =TODAY() will give you today's date, is that what you need? -- Paul B Always backup your data before trying something new Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it Feedback on answers is always appreciated! Using Excel 2002 & 2003 "R2D2" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1HpHg.16195$Ch.11155@clgrps13... > How can I insert a date field into an excel cell. I can do it in Word quite > easily but for some reason Excel presents more a a challange. > >
to_much_spam_to_listDo you want a static date or an date that will change each day? 1. CTRL + ;(semi-colon) to enter a static date. 2. =TODAY() to enter a changing date. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:25:01 GMT, "R2D2" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote: >How can I insert a date field into an excel cell. I can do it in Word quite >easily but for some reason Excel presents more a a challange. >
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You've got two good answers, and if you want to do something special, like having a date appear in the next cell when you enter data in a cell, then that can all be done with macros, but their coding is specific to each instance.......... hth Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "R2D2" wrote: > How can I insert a date field into an excel cell. I can do it in Word quite > easily but for some reason Excel presents more a a challange. > > >
CLRThank you all very much. "R2D2" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1HpHg.16195$Ch.11155@clgrps13... > How can I insert a date field into an excel cell. I can do it in Word quite > easily but for some reason Excel presents more a a challange. > >
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