{"id":12055,"date":"2011-10-11T09:58:17","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T09:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learnexcelmacro.com\/?p=16"},"modified":"2022-09-07T11:15:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T11:15:56","slug":"want-to-update-the-date-column-automatically-with-the-current-date-whenever-a-change-is-made-in-a-particular-cell-or-cell-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/2011\/10\/want-to-update-the-date-column-automatically-with-the-current-date-whenever-a-change-is-made-in-a-particular-cell-or-cell-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Modify current date after a change in another cell or Cell Range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>If we want to update a column with the current date as and when any cell range is getting changed. This is used when we want to track the date modified of a cell range. 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