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If you want to input today's date in Excel that will always remain up to date, use one of the following Excel date functions: = 1 TODAY() - inserts the today date in a cell. = 2 NOW() - inserts the today date and current time in a cell.
If your goal is to get a static timestamp in your Excel sheet, then use one of the following shortcuts: 1  Ctrl + ; to insert the today's date in a cell. 2  Ctrl + Shift + ; to show the current time. 3  To display today's date and current time, please see Shortcuts to show current date and time in Excel.