You can use a shortcut key:
ctrl-;
(control semicolon)
to enter the date in the cell.

ADSK wrote:

Hello all

I am working on a purchase order form in Excel 2003. On top of the sheet I
have a cell with the formulla =TODAY() which shows todays date on that cell.
Obviously this is not the correct code for what I need. If I open the file
tomorrow it will show me tomorrows date and thats not what I am after. Is
there a way to get todays date on that cell and make it permanent? For
example, I create a new sheet and automatically I get the date on top and no
matter when I open that sheet again, I get the date that I created that sheet.

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Dave Peterson