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Is there a shortcut to inserting the date into a cell or selected cells?
In Excel I used use a key stroke to do this. Is there a keystroke option to insert date in Numbers?
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J Vossos

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    13 years ago

    Yes. Well, sort of. You can go to the menu Insert, and then Date & Time.
    Since it is a menu item, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to it with the System Preferences, Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts pane. See episode 244: http://macmost.com/creating-custom-keyboard-shortcuts.html

      John Vossos
      13 years ago

      Gary,

      Thanks for that tip. I watched the video and went through the paces. Once I assigned the keyboard shortcut is would work when I immediately tested it, but then the next time I tried it, it didn't work. The shortcut shows on the "Date & Time" menu, but it just doesn't work. What might I be doing wrong?

      Thanks again.
      JV

        13 years ago

        Not sure. Try it again. Check and double check. I tried this myself and it worked fine.

          John Vossos
          13 years ago

          It works fine in when first tested, but them when open another sheet it no longer functions.

          Thanks anyway, ... it was a good try.

            13 years ago

            It should work. I'd stick with it and see if you could troubleshoot the problem.

    Kathryn
    13 years ago

    I have had this same problem. I created the same exact shortcut for the date and it worked for a few days, but then it stopped working. I have deleted and recreated it a few times and have even restarted the computer. Nothing seems to help.

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