current date formula

S

sunderland27

i want to be able to have the current date populate a field when another
field is select "no". can anyone help?
 
C

Chip Pearson

do i put anything in TODAY (?)

No. The TODAY() function takes no arguments and returns the
current date.


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Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com



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G

Gary''s Student

No, TODAY() needs no argument.

HOWEVER...be sure to format the cell as date, otherwise you will see:
38817


(sorry I didn't warn you)
 
C

Chip Pearson

when i typed in the formula, i got a date "38817"

That is the date serial number (the way Excel internally stores
dates, the number of days since 0-Jan-1900). Format the cell for
Date and all will be right in your world.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com



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