Auto add date once

[Ray]

Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to use the current date automatically only once for a estimate quote sheet


I want to make out a quote with a 30 day expiry, right now if I make a quote and save it, reviewing it would change the saved date to the current date.


I hope I'm making sense, the formula I currently use is =TODAY()


Thanks

Ray

 

[maku]

I think you will have to use copy/paste and paste with special selection of VALUE. You can use a macro to do this when you create your original quote the first time. Upon subsequent modifications to that quote, do not run the macro. Using my method, you would need three cells located somewhere in your workbook.


If the Date you want displayed on your quote is in cell A2. Today's date is in cell E2. and the Original date is in F2.


A2 formula is

=F2

E2 formula is [code]=Today()

F2 has no formula, but make sure you format the cell to a Date format that you wish to use.

Then create this macro

[pre]Sub copy_date()

' Selects today's date from the original quote and pastes to a cell so it doesn't update later.

Sheets("Sheet1&#34.Range("E2&#34.Copy
Sheets("Sheet1&#34.Range("F2&#34.Select
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
End Sub[/code][/pre]

 

[SirJB7]

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