If you only want a date then you should think about using =TODAY(), as NOW
includes the time as well as the date.

However, both of these will change, so use CTRL-semicolon to enter a fixed
date into a cell, or CTRL-SHIFT-semicolon (CTRL-colon) to enter a fixed
time.

Hope this helps.

Pete


"Richard" wrote in message
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I'm using the formula =NOW() to return a date but after it's entered I
don't
want it to change, any suggestions, thanks in advance!