Do you mean that when you enter the formula it will become static?
Not possible, you can trick some formulas by using iteration like in this
example

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

look at the "using circular reference" part, otherwise you would need code

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

"bk" wrote in message
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paste special "values" work fine as a manual solution but how can I assign
an
instantaneous cell value as part of as formula?

"Ron Coderre" wrote:


Try this:

Select the source cells
EditCopy
Select the destination cell
EditPaste Special
Check: Values
Click the [OK] button

Does that help?

Regards,
Ron


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