Today
Updated: 11/12/2023 by Computer Hope
Today may refer to any of the following:
![Illustrated clock and calendar.](/jargon/d/date.png)
1. In general, today is the present day.
Tip
See our Today in Computer History page for a list of computer-related events that happened on this day throughout the years.
2. In Microsoft Excel and spreadsheets, TODAY is a function that prints the current date in the cell containing the formula. The value changes when you open a spreadsheet to reflect the current date and time. To enter a date that doesn't change, press Ctrl+; (semicolon) to enter the date.
=TODAY()
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See the following link for further examples and information about this function.