Date Auto Fill

Is it possible to have a formula that, when that cell is clicked and entered into, it auto fills out today's date?
Many thanks for any help,
Cptbigt

As Jerry said, you can use the TODAY function which will always have today's date (assuming you opened the document today or made a change to it today). It updates to the current date whenever the document is opened or modified. However, if you want to have that date "stick" and never change, you should use Insert Date & Time, which Jerry also mentioned. The other difference is that TODAY sets the time to 0:00 while Date & Time sets it to the current time. So, if you do Date & Time and your spreadsheet has any comparisons that involve comparing two "date" cells to see if they are equal, remember that the time is different.
In Apple/System Preferences/Keyboard Shortcuts you can add a shortcut for Date & Time so you can insert it with a key combination rather than from the menu. Much easier.
If you format the date cells beforehand, you can get the date in the format you want rather than the default format or having to double click and choose a format.
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