It must be a cell with a formula of =TODAY() or =NOW()

Change the formula to the date, use Ctrl-;

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HTH

Bob

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"CJ" wrote in message
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I am using an excel purchase order template. Each time I open a purchase
order, the template changes the original date to the current date. How do
I
turn this feature off, so my po's have the actual po date?