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Shortcut key to type current date in excel cell [Static]<\/h1>\n

Static<\/strong> changes are those which does not change by opening or refreshing the excel sheet. That means once a value is typed in then it will remain as is until you or the VBA code does not change it.
\nIf you want to enter the current date into a Cell then need not remember the Current Date or current time and Type it in the Cell. You Just Need to press the following shortcuts:
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To enter current date in a cell<\/h3>\n

Select the Cell and Press Ctrl + ; (semicolon) <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To enter current time in a cell<\/h3>\n

Select the Cell and Press Ctrl + Shift + ; (semicolon) <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To enter current date and time both in a cell<\/h3>\n

Select the Cell and Press Ctrl + ; (semicolon)<\/span> then press space bar then press Ctrl + Shift + ; (semicolon) <\/span><\/p>\n

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    Shortcut key to type current date in excel cell [Static]<\/h1>\r\nStatic<\/strong> changes are those which does not change by opening or refreshing the excel sheet. That means once a value is typed in then it will remain as is until you or the VBA code does not change it. \r\nIf you want to enter the current date into a Cell then need not remember the Current Date or current time and Type it in the Cell. You Just Need to press following shortcuts:\r\n\r\n

    To enter current date in a cell<\/h3>\r\nSelect the Cell and Press Ctrl + ; (semicolon) <\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n

    To enter current time in a cell<\/h3>\r\nSelect the Cell and Press Ctrl + Shift + ; (semicolon) <\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_242484\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"732\"]\"Short Short Cut to Enter Current Date in Cell[\/caption]\r\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1676],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-excel-tips"],"yoast_head":"\nExcel Tips : Enter Current Date Without Typing in to the Cell [Static] - Let's excel in Excel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"[ Excel TIP] Shortcut key to type the current date in excel cell | How to quickly enter current date in a cell in Excel without typing it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/2012\/06\/current-date-in-cell\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Excel Tips : Enter Current Date Without Typing in to the Cell [Static]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[ Excel TIP] Shortcut key to type the current date in excel cell | How to quickly enter current date in a cell in Excel without typing it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/2012\/06\/current-date-in-cell\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Let's excel in Excel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vmlogger\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vmlogger\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-06-17T19:32:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-17T19:29:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2012\/06\/Tips-Current-Date-2-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"732\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"494\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Vishwamitra Mishra\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/learnexcelmacro\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@learnexcelmacro\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Vishwamitra Mishra\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/2012\/06\/current-date-in-cell\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/2012\/06\/current-date-in-cell\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Vishwamitra Mishra\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/#\/schema\/person\/7500a107b0b2d35a8492acf0d11fc8e5\"},\"headline\":\"Excel Tips : Enter Current Date Without Typing in to the Cell [Static]\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-06-17T19:32:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-17T19:29:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/2012\/06\/current-date-in-cell\/\"},\"wordCount\":326,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/#\/schema\/person\/7500a107b0b2d35a8492acf0d11fc8e5\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/2012\/06\/current-date-in-cell\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2012\/06\/Tips-Current-Date-2-1.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Excel Tips\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/2012\/06\/current-date-in-cell\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/2012\/06\/current-date-in-cell\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmlogger.com\/excel\/2012\/06\/current-date-in-cell\/\",\"name\":\"Excel Tips : Enter Current Date Without Typing in to the Cell [Static] - 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