Insert today's date in A1 by hitting CTRL + semicolon.

Your formula is then =A1 + 42


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:43:04 -0800, medavino
wrote:

i am using excel 2003. i need to take today's date and add 6 weeks to it
(+42) and have that date remain constant.
if i use now or today, date changes each time i open spread sheet or refresh
it.
thanks.