Comments on: How to insert dates in Excel - add today's date, auto fill a column with dates

This tutorial demonstrates various ways of entering dates in Excel. See how to insert today's date and current time as static or dynamic values, how to auto populate a column or row with weekdays, and how to auto fill random dates in Excel. Continue reading →

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  1. Hi please help,
    Im same formula apply but time not peck always shown 00:00 or 12:00:00

  2. hi! so i am making a graph and the dates are not lining up with what I inputted into. ie
    26-Sep
    29-Sep
    03-Oct
    06-Oct
    10-Oct
    13-Oct
    17-Oct
    20-Oct
    25-Oct

    but it gives me every two days from the start date, just wondering how i could fix that.
    thank you for your time

  3. Can I insert the start date of year in cell .. A1 then show me the end date of year in cell A2
    Ex.
    A1=1/1/2017 A2=18/01/2017

  4. My Excel does not run as yours, my date fills or automatically re-copy a single date all the way down of the spread block, or if I choose two consecutive dates as my starting block then it simply fills automatically, but increments only the year...

    What do I have to set or reset?

  5. By the way, great site.
    In Excel, I have the date in one cell (05/09/2017) and in another cell I have the time (01:43:00 PM).
    How can I combine both these to show, for example:
    05/09/2017 01:43:00 PM
    in the one cell so I can do date and time arithmetic?
    I have set up a custom format (ddd, mmmm dd, yyyy hh:mm:ss) to display the result already.
    Many thanks.....

    1. Hello, Greg,

      supposing that A1 contains date and B1 - time, use the following formula:
      =VALUE(A1)+VALUE(B1)

      If you need to combine them with the format, please try the following:
      =TEXT(VALUE(A1)+VALUE(B1),"ddd, mmmm dd, yyyy hh:mm:ss")

  6. I'd like a formula to auto fill dates in a column....say c7-c26 when I manually change a "week ending" date in e4

  7. I want to know how to add date and day in same cell.
    Like 08-08-2017 : TUESDAY

    Please help

  8. i want to put multiple chooses not only YES like YES,NO,LATER

  9. Hi,

    I am trying to Highlight the dates in excel if expire date is today and tomorrow and Past date should be red and Day after tomorrow it should be amber
    Also it has to check the cell is empty or not Is this possible, and if so, how do I do it please?

  10. Hello, if I enter a specific date into a cell, how do I get it to autopopulate automatically in the following cells, then also show the day of the week on the calendar below?

  11. How can I enter like this SATURDAY 01 JULY 2017 in excel 2007 with DATE FORMAT so that I can autofill the full month like SUNDAY 02 JULY 2017 MONDAY 03 JULY 2017

  12. How do I enter all dates from today till say next 20 years or infinite years.

  13. Hi,
    When I am converting a date time column to the name of the day by using the custom dddd function, the column is showing the day name (like Wednesday) but it's reading it as the same date time (when I click on day name the top space is showing the date time. So, I am unable to separate weekdays and weekends as during filtering its showing numbers and not texts.

  14. HOW CAN I CHANGE DATE & TIME AUTOMATICALLY WHEN I OPEN EXCEL SHEET ?

  15. Hi Svetlana,

    I have lists of people with their dates of birth, and I want a second column to automatically calculate their ages without having to update them all manually. Is this possible, and if so, how do I do it please?

    Cheers

  16. time should change automatically in excel. Any formula for that Action.

    1. =now()

  17. hi Svetlana Cheusheva
    m vijay
    i use excel spreadshit fir entering lots of nmbers and party names date etc can u tell me solution i want to ask
    1. how to autofill when iinsert party name then pary pace automatically in next coloumn

    2. if i save my document then can u tell me each time when i save documrnt then save other place in specific path and where i work in that current old sheet is there like previous means when i save document then its automatically save another place where i want but my current formate is there like privous

    mail me solution

  18. How would I go about having row 1 be double dates in series for as long as I drag, i.e. 1 June, 1 June, 2 June, 2 June, 3 June 3 June. So every 2 columns are the same date?

  19. My excel inserted a row when I pressed CTRL +...OH WELL

  20. Hi,
    I want to link word file to excel is it possible if yes then ow it is possible i want to share data excel to word if its possible please guide me. Thanks

  21. Greetings,
    Hi would like to know from You
    I Set date in my excel book and i want a formula that work with date for example
    today 1-1-2017 and my figure is 100
    next day when i open my log date will be 2-1-2017 and figure turn to 200 automatically.
    Please help for this issue

  22. Can I insert the start date of year in cell .. A1 then show me the end date of year in cell A2
    Ex.
    A1=1/1/2017 A2=31/12/2017

  23. Hi All,

    I am currently working a excel formula to input a Revision_Date in column A then it will auto generate the number of days per month(only weekdays) on column B(January), column C(February) and so on depending on the current date. Example if today is April 17, 2017 and my input in Column A is Feb 13, 2017, it will compute number of days from Feb 13 to Feb 28 (which is 12 days) to be generated on Column C(Feb). Then on March which is complete since it covers the whole month until today on Column D(Mar). Then comes to April to compute the days from April 1 to April 16 on Column E(Apr). Can someone help me as I am really not familiar with excel. Hoping someone can share any formulas/techniques on how to do it. Thanks in advance.

    1. Hi, Gerry,

      for us to be able to help you better, we need to see how the columns are named and arranged. Please, send us an example of your workbook with the source data and the result you want to get to support@ablebits.com.

  24. Hi All,

    I am currently working a excel formula to input a Revision_Date in column A then it will auto generate the number of days per month(only weekdays) on column B(January), column C(February) and so on. Can someone help me as I am really not familiar with excel. Hoping someone can share any formulas/techniques on how to do it. Thanks in advance.

  25. I write a date in a column and want to automatic update of date when I open the sheet in next days. how can I do this.

    1. Hi, vinod,
      if you want the document to show you "today's date" (e.g. the date of your working with the file), try using the following formula:
      =TODAY()

  26. I generate reports on a daily basis, in cell AH60 I have =NOW() In Cell I56 i have =AH60 formatted to read yymmdd. What I want to be able to do is have it read yymmdd-### (ex.170331-001) with the number of my choosing to generate a report number. how can i add it. If tried to make it in the custom area but it keeps telling me its an invalid format...HELP!!! Please

    1. Hi, Daniel,
      unfortunately, custom settings won't help here, try using something like the following in the cell:
      =TEXT(I56,"yymmdd")&"-"&ROW()
      You can change the last parameter to make it return whatever you wish. Hope it will be of use!

  27. Hi,
    i want to create a form for multiple employee for stock inventory. so i want if any employee enter his emp.code than his last balance auto show in excel form and if he give material request then automatically calculate from his last available balance.

    Can you help me please

  28. Using the + (plus) symbol does not work. (I used the + symbol on my numeric keypad.) Rather, using the = (equal) symbol works fine.

  29. How do you put the current (automatically updating) date in the footer of an excel document, not in numbers but in words (example March 24, 2017, instead of 3/24/2017)?

  30. Hi,
    I tried your following formula but it returned 0/1/1900 0:00

    =IF(B2="yes", IF(C2="" ,NOW(), C2), "")

    Appreciate if you can point out where the problem could be.

    Thanks and Regards

    1. Hi, Sunny,

      to help you with your task, we need to know what you entered into the cells. You can try to explain here in more details, or send us a small sample workbook with your source data and the result you expect to get to support@ablebits.com. Don't forget to add the link to this article and your comment.

  31. the same with other comment "I need your help with regards to a simple query and tell me if it is possible.

    I have a data sheet what i need is that if I enter any value in A1 it automatically updates the current time in B2 which doesn't change later on and stays permanent so i should know at what time that entry in A1 was made. Your prompt response will be highly appreciated."

  32. I want to have each cell in a column have a drop down list box that only includes the current time up to 23:39????

  33. Hi to all. I need to put DATE, CURENT TIME in separate columns. Date and time had to be current(from computer clock) BUT unchangeable.

    how to do that?

    thanks

  34. HEY EVERYONE,

    I JUST WANT TO PUT A DATE IN ONE CELL AND WANT THE OTHER 6 OR 7 CELLS SHOW THE PREVIOUS DATES IS IT POSSIBLE IN EXCELL

  35. How to do that if I fill the cell by numbers or touch the cell, next cell should be filled by current date automatically..?

  36. Is there a way that I can see what date I inputted data into a particular cell in a worksheet without having a separate column for a date (e.g to see what when a payment was made)

  37. I need your help with regards to a simple query and tell me if it is possible.

    I have a data sheet what i need is that if I enter any value in A1 it automatically updates the current time in B2 which doesn't change later on and stays permanent so i should know at what time that entry in A1 was made. Your prompt response will be highly appreciated.

  38. could not calculate years entering date at two cells,as the answer is '#value' comment 'with wrong date type'. Kindly help.

  39. Is it possible to automatically add a new column with the current date in front of column "B" everyday at a specific time?

    For example, at 2am PST today column B would become column C and a NEW column would be column B that would auto-populate with today's date (Monday January 30, 2017.)

  40. Hi what is the formula for calculating the number of days from today's date and the date selected..thank you!

  41. Hello possible to enter a number auto copy paste into Excel from the site in
    Different time

  42. Hi I need a date selection list like calender to select the date where we can select any date & search the date. Is that feature is available.

  43. Hi, Svetlana.. Thank you so much. This really helps me a lot !

  44. What formula to use if you wants to know age calculation.
    E.g. born on 15th May 2010 and I want to auto calculate age to the date of 31st Dec 2020 ?
    Please help. Thank you

  45. how to in cress date automatically. example - A1 -TODAY , in B1- i need next day date

  46. This is exactly what I was looking for.

    Thank you!

  47. Can you explain the formula for getting the years between two days?
    Example: The number of years between today and Dec 1-1960
    Thanks for your help

  48. Hi,

    I've tried auto-filling a column of dates, but it increases the year for each cell (i.e. 5/12/16 -- 5/12/17 -- 5/12/18) instead by day. On the 'autofill options' drop down list there aren't the options for fill days, weekdays, months etc.

    Any advice? Thank you

  49. I have tax invoice template set in Excel, is there a way that the date or print out date is auto generated?

  50. Hi, I would like to know how to make a cell automatically show the next July 1st from another's cell's date shown. In other words, I have a due date that is always July 1st, so I want the formula to automatically display the next July 1st from the date I input in the preceding cell.

    So if A1 says (01/01/2016), I want A2 to automatically display (07/01/2016), but if B1 says (07/02/2016), then B2 should display (07/01/2017).

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