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Shortcuts for the current Date and Time in Excel

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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.

In the latest version of Mac Excel, the shortcut for current time is Command + semicolon.

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