Hi folks,
I'd like to inset a date automatically when ever a cell within a single
column is selected.
Can I do this?

A couple of questions.....
1-Are you wanting today's date inserted in an empty cell whenever it's
selected in a certain column?
2-What would you like to have happen to cells in that column being selected
that already contain a date, or some other value?

You can do nearly as good by just holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the
semicolon key.........this will insert today's date in the selected cell.

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

"Larry" wrote:

Hi folks,
I'd like to inset a date automatically when ever a cell within a single
column is selected.
Can I do this?

Thanks CLR,
ans: yes and old dates remain.
Some of the folks usimng it can't seem to remember the ctrl ; keys. Thanks
for the help


"CLR" wrote:

A couple of questions.....
1-Are you wanting today's date inserted in an empty cell whenever it's
selected in a certain column?
2-What would you like to have happen to cells in that column being selected
that already contain a date, or some other value?

You can do nearly as good by just holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the
semicolon key.........this will insert today's date in the selected cell.

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

"Larry" wrote:

Hi folks,
I'd like to inset a date automatically when ever a cell within a single
column is selected.
Can I do this?

This Change-event macro should do the job automatically......if the user
selects a cell in column that has a value therein, no affect.....if the cell
is blank, the macro will insert todays date.


Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
'Automatically inserts today's date in cell in column A when selected
'if the cell was empty. Does not overwrite occupied cell.
If ActiveCell.Column = 1 Then 'Limits macro action to column A
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then 'Check to see if Target cell empty
Selection.Value = Date 'Insert today's date in Target cell
Else
End If
Else
End If
End Sub

"Larry" wrote:

Thanks CLR,
ans: yes and old dates remain.
Some of the folks usimng it can't seem to remember the ctrl ; keys. Thanks
for the help


"CLR" wrote:

A couple of questions.....
1-Are you wanting today's date inserted in an empty cell whenever it's
selected in a certain column?
2-What would you like to have happen to cells in that column being selected
that already contain a date, or some other value?

You can do nearly as good by just holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the
semicolon key.........this will insert today's date in the selected cell.

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

"Larry" wrote:

Hi folks,
I'd like to inset a date automatically when ever a cell within a single
column is selected.
Can I do this?

Thanks again for the great help, I'll try this right away; I take it I
replace the A with C to change target column? Take care, larry

"CLR" wrote:

This Change-event macro should do the job automatically......if the user
selects a cell in column that has a value therein, no affect.....if the cell
is blank, the macro will insert todays date.


Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
'Automatically inserts today's date in cell in column A when selected
'if the cell was empty. Does not overwrite occupied cell.
If ActiveCell.Column = 1 Then 'Limits macro action to column A
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then 'Check to see if Target cell empty
Selection.Value = Date 'Insert today's date in Target cell
Else
End If
Else
End If
End Sub

"Larry" wrote:

Thanks CLR,
ans: yes and old dates remain.
Some of the folks usimng it can't seem to remember the ctrl ; keys. Thanks
for the help


"CLR" wrote:

A couple of questions.....
1-Are you wanting today's date inserted in an empty cell whenever it's
selected in a certain column?
2-What would you like to have happen to cells in that column being selected
that already contain a date, or some other value?

You can do nearly as good by just holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the
semicolon key.........this will insert today's date in the selected cell.

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

"Larry" wrote:

Hi folks,
I'd like to inset a date automatically when ever a cell within a single
column is selected.
Can I do this?

Thanks again, I'll try thei right away. I take it I should replace A with C
to change target column? Take care, larry

"CLR" wrote:

This Change-event macro should do the job automatically......if the user
selects a cell in column that has a value therein, no affect.....if the cell
is blank, the macro will insert todays date.


Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
'Automatically inserts today's date in cell in column A when selected
'if the cell was empty. Does not overwrite occupied cell.
If ActiveCell.Column = 1 Then 'Limits macro action to column A
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then 'Check to see if Target cell empty
Selection.Value = Date 'Insert today's date in Target cell
Else
End If
Else
End If
End Sub

"Larry" wrote:

Thanks CLR,
ans: yes and old dates remain.
Some of the folks usimng it can't seem to remember the ctrl ; keys. Thanks
for the help


"CLR" wrote:

A couple of questions.....
1-Are you wanting today's date inserted in an empty cell whenever it's
selected in a certain column?
2-What would you like to have happen to cells in that column being selected
that already contain a date, or some other value?

You can do nearly as good by just holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the
semicolon key.........this will insert today's date in the selected cell.

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

"Larry" wrote:

Hi folks,
I'd like to inset a date automatically when ever a cell within a single
column is selected.
Can I do this?

Actually, to change from column A to column C, you would change the line
from:
If ActiveCell.Column = 1
To:
If ActiveCell.Column = 3

The two "columnA" in the notations can be changed also, but are only
comments and do not affect the operation

Vaya con Dios
Chuck, CABGx3



"Larry" wrote:

Thanks again, I'll try thei right away. I take it I should replace A with C
to change target column? Take care, larry

"CLR" wrote:

This Change-event macro should do the job automatically......if the user
selects a cell in column that has a value therein, no affect.....if the cell
is blank, the macro will insert todays date.


Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
'Automatically inserts today's date in cell in column A when selected
'if the cell was empty. Does not overwrite occupied cell.
If ActiveCell.Column = 1 Then 'Limits macro action to column A
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then 'Check to see if Target cell empty
Selection.Value = Date 'Insert today's date in Target cell
Else
End If
Else
End If
End Sub

"Larry" wrote:

Thanks CLR,
ans: yes and old dates remain.
Some of the folks usimng it can't seem to remember the ctrl ; keys. Thanks
for the help


"CLR" wrote:

A couple of questions.....
1-Are you wanting today's date inserted in an empty cell whenever it's
selected in a certain column?
2-What would you like to have happen to cells in that column being selected
that already contain a date, or some other value?

You can do nearly as good by just holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the
semicolon key.........this will insert today's date in the selected cell.

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

"Larry" wrote:

Hi folks,
I'd like to inset a date automatically when ever a cell within a single
column is selected.
Can I do this?

Larry,
A worksheet event would handle this.

Take a look at

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/events.htm

Come back if you need more help.

"Larry" wrote:

Hi folks,
I'd like to inset a date automatically when ever a cell within a single
column is selected.
Can I do this?

Hey, I appreciate the help. I have been using the ctrl key, I have folks that
don't seem to be able to remember this feature. The cells with existing past
dates should remain unchanged, only the newest empty cell will be selected,
if it auto populated the date it would make some others happy. Thanks for the
feedback!

"Toppers" wrote:

Larry,
A worksheet event would handle this.

Take a look at

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/events.htm

Come back if you need more help.

"Larry" wrote:

Hi folks,
I'd like to inset a date automatically when ever a cell within a single
column is selected.
Can I do this?