Shortcuts for the current Date and Time in Excel

In this lesson, we'll look at two useful shortcuts for entering the current date and time. Control-semicolon will enter the current date; control-shift-semicolon will enter the current time.

Let's take a look.

To enter the current date in Excel, use the shortcut control-semicolon.

To enter the current time, use the shortcut control-shift-semicolon.

If you want to enter both the current date and the current time, type control-semicolon, a space, then type control-shift-semicolon.