hi,
=now() will always show the current date.
if you want to enter todays date and have it stay that way, use the keyboard
shortcut Ctrl+;

Regards
FSt1

"PWS" wrote:

Is there a way to have a workbook open, and have the Today() function
in a cell not update itself.

I have tried setting recalculation to manual prior to opening the
workbook and this does not achieve what I am looking for.

PWS