What aren't you getting? XL and Word have different built-in features.
The vary from version to version as well.

There are a myriad number of ways to "insert a date modified" in XL -
depending on what you mean. Do you mean a date when any particular cell
is modified? See

http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/timestamp.html

Do you mean a date when *any* cell is modified? You could modify the
macro at the above site, or search the archives for any number of
alternative solutions:

http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search

Use *excel* in the group field.

In article ,
"Josh Brewster" <Josh wrote:

I'm not getting this - how come I can't insert a date modified in an Excel
document? In Word, it is really simple; the formula is a built - in feature.