How do you place a 'Save Date' in a cell. Example would be, as in Word, you insert a field code that provides save date of the documument. <img src=/S/beep.gif border=0 alt=beep width=15 height=15>
How do you place a 'Save Date' in a cell. Example would be, as in Word, you insert a field code that provides save date of the documument. <img src=/S/beep.gif border=0 alt=beep width=15 height=15>

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To put the saved date into cell A1 of sheet1, add this macro into the thisworkbook object in VB. Change the cell reference and sheet name as appropriate. whenever you save the workbook the date will be updated. If you want the date and time use NOW instead of DATE in the macro.
Steve
<pre>Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean)
Sheets("sheet1").Range("A1").Value = Date
End Sub
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