The correct way of writing today’s date?
There are two ways to write a date:
- using entirely numbers and
- using a combination of words and numbers.
Then there are also two standards for writing today’s date:
- the American English standard
(month-day-year) - the British English standard
(day-month-year)
Writing the date including weekday
The weekday always comes first and is separated from the rest by a comma:
- Weekday, Month Date (date in digits), 2019 (American)
- Weekday, Date (date in digits) Month 2019 (British)
( Please note there is no comma between the date and the year. )
Different standards can cause confusion
If you write the date with only digits it can easily lead to misunderstanding.
For example the date 10/03/2020 can be either:
- October 3, 2020 (American interpretation)
- March 10 2020 (British interpretation)
This is a reason why it can be better to write the name of the month.
Today's Date in Excel
To enter today's date in Excel, use the TODAY function. To enter the current date and time, use the NOW function. To enter the current date and time as a static value, use keyboard shortcuts.
Today and Now
1. To enter today's date in Excel, use the TODAY function.
Note: the TODAY function takes no arguments. This date will update automatically when you open the workbook on another date.
2. To enter the current date and time, use the NOW function.
Note: the NOW function takes no arguments. This time will update automatically whenever the sheet is recalculated. This happens when you make a change to any cell or when you open the workbook. Press F9 to manually recalculate the workbook.
3. To enter the current time only, use NOW()-TODAY() and apply a time format.
Note: dates are stored as numbers in Excel and count the number of days since January 0, 1900. Times are handled internally as numbers between 0 and 1. Visit our page about date and time formats for more information.
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