you could quickly add the current date toExcelusing shortcut keys on the keyboard.
The shortcuts may vary between Excel for Windows and Excel for Mac.
The default format for the date entered is the short date format as shown in the image above.
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Use another keyboard shortcut to change the format to the day-month-year format.
The time does not change once entered.
The date and time will both appear in the selected cell.
The key combination for accessing the Format Cells dialog is
