When it's time to set a date, you have a wide variety of options in spreadsheet programs such as Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel. There are essentially three types of dates you can set: dynamic ...

Use either keyboard shortcuts or the NOW and TODAY functions to display the current date and time in Excel and Google Sheets spreadsheets together.

Date and Time Stamps Open the spreadsheet you want to edit in Excel and then select the cell where you want to insert the date.

Microsoft Word has a date field, but it's not easy to use in an expression. If you need to update dates in a document, use Excel to calculate the dates and then run a mail merge.

If you have to work with a date stamp in Microsoft Excel that includes date and time, you can use these simple expressions to extract both components, making them easier to work with.

Excel macros let you automate repetitive tasks for substantial time savings. Here’s how to put them to work for you.