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how do I freeze the time in the NOW() function?
I want to be able to enter time into a spreadsheet and freeze that cell at
the time the data was entered so that it doesn't update everytime the sheet recalculates. How can I do that? Thanks, George |
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To enter the current date, press Ctrl-; (semicolon)
To enter the current time, press Ctrl-: (colon, i.e. Ctrl-Shift-semicolon) These both put VALUES and not formulas, so they do not update. "George, the neophyte" wrote in message ... I want to be able to enter time into a spreadsheet and freeze that cell at the time the data was entered so that it doesn't update everytime the sheet recalculates. How can I do that? Thanks, George |
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Here's a technique
http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/timestamp.html -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "George, the neophyte" wrote in message ... I want to be able to enter time into a spreadsheet and freeze that cell at the time the data was entered so that it doesn't update everytime the sheet recalculates. How can I do that? Thanks, George |
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