I have a spreadsheet template which has a date cell set up with =Today()
Formula. Simple. The tricky part is I want it so that once I turn the
template into an actual spreadsheet that the next time I open this
spreadsheet to review the data it won't change the date to today's date.

Ways I came up with:

Maybe program the Today formula so that if data is entered into A16 (which
is where data would be entered if spreadsheet was no longer a template) then
don't do Today().

I know there is probably a better way to do this.

Please help! Thank you!