Not so difficult it can't be done..

Right-click on the sheet tab and "View Code"

Copy/paste the code into that sheet module. When you double-click on any cell
in the range A1:A100 the date will be entered in that cell and the time will be
entered in the adjacent Column B cell.

Private Sub Worksheet_BeforeDoubleClick(ByVal Target _
As Range, Cancel As Boolean)
Const myRange As String = "A1:A100"
On Error GoTo endit
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range(myRange)) Is Nothing Then
Target.Value = Format(Date, "dd mmm yyyy")
Target.Offset(0, 1).Value = _
Format(Now, "hh:mm:ss AM/PM")
End If
endit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

Since most people have ToolsOptionsEdit"Edit directly in cell" checked, I
also provide code to disable that feature when you activate the sheet and
re-enable when you deactivate the sheet.

Paste to same sheet module if you think you will need it.

Private Sub Worksheet_Activate()
Application.EditDirectlyInCell = False
End Sub

Private Sub Worksheet_Deactivate()
Application.EditDirectlyInCell = True
End Sub


Gord


On 30 Oct 2006 20:44:27 -0800, wrote:

Is it difficult to deal with using "event code"?

Gord Dibben wrote:
Alice

You can enter the date in a cell by hitting CTRL + ;

Time by hitting CTRL + SHIFT + ;

To have it automatically entered would require event code that would enter the
date in one cell and the time in another.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On 30 Oct 2006 16:01:32 -0800, wrote:

Is there a way to make an excel spread sheet with columns that, when
clicking in a cell, will automatically fill in the current date, and in
a different column do the same with the current time? I've looked under
Format Cells, Auto Format, and Conditional Format, and can't find
anything of the sort, but I thought I heard somewhere that this is
possible.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP