Syntax
=TODAY()Arguments
TODAY takes no arguments. Type =TODAY() with empty parentheses.
How to use TODAY
TODAY is volatile: it recalculates every time the workbook changes, so its result can differ each time.
TODAY takes no required arguments. Type =TODAY( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.
Related date and time functions
- NOWReturns the current date and time.
- SECONDReturns the second (0 to 59) of a time.
- TIMEBuilds a time of day from hours, minutes and seconds.
- TIMEVALUEConverts a time written as text into a fraction of a day.
- WEEKDAYReturns the day of the week of a date as a number (by default 1 for Sunday to 7 for Saturday).
- WEEKNUMReturns the week number of a date in its year (the week containing January 1 is week 1).
- WORKDAYReturns the date a number of working days (Monday to Friday) before or after a date, skipping holidays.
- WORKDAY.INTLReturns the date a number of working days before or after a date, with a choice of weekend days and holidays.
- YEARReturns the year of a date.