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Microsoft Excel

Stamp today’s date

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Windows Desktop app Microsoft 365 desktop

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Writes the current date into the cell as a fixed value. It does not recalculate the way a date formula does.

Where it works: Inserts a fixed date

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Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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