NOW

Returns the computer system date and time. The value is updated when you recalculate the document or each time a cell value is modified.

This function is always recalculated whenever a recalculation occurs.

note

This function is part of the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) standard Version 1.2. (ISO/IEC 26300:2-2015)


Syntax

NOW()

NOW is a function without arguments.

Examples

=NOW()-A1 returns the difference between the date in A1 and now. Format the result as a number.


Date & Time Functions

DATE

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DATEVALUE

DAY

DAYS

DAYS360

DAYSINMONTH

DAYSINYEAR

EASTERSUNDAY

EDATE

EOMONTH

HOUR

ISLEAPYEAR

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MINUTE

MONTH

MONTHS

NETWORKDAYS

NETWORKDAYS.INTL

NOW

SECOND

TIME

TIMEVALUE

TODAY

WEEKDAY

WEEKNUM

WEEKNUM_ADD

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WEEKS

WEEKSINYEAR

WORKDAY

WORKDAY.INTL

YEAR

YEARFRAC

YEARS

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