How To Timestamp Cells In Google Sheets

How To Timestamp Cells In Google Sheets
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In this video, I will show you the easiest way to timestamp a cell in google sheets. It took me a while to figure out this one but it is rather simple and only a couple of letters and numbers in a function.
This function will not only timestamp the date of a cell but is also can timestamp the time down to the second! This can be very helpful if you are looking to keep track of stocks you are buying and selling, leads you are following up on, or entries being made.
There are plenty of other videos out there that will get into advanced coding to timestamp a cell but it doesn't need to be that hard! Hope you enjoy the video and learn something from it, and make sure to smash that like button, subscribe to my channel and hit that share button so more people can learn about this neat little function!
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  • @BarthiArgento
    @BarthiArgento Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot! In german google sheets, I had to replace all the commas with semicolon, then it worked: =IFS(B2="";"";A2="";now();TRUE;A2)

  • @philippposchmann8993

    @philippposchmann8993

    7 ай бұрын

    Wow danke, ich hab locker ne Stunde rumprobiert. :D

  • @arturoli

    @arturoli

    4 ай бұрын

    Same in spanish

  • @thyrosetabra8182
    @thyrosetabra8182 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a TON! I've been looking around for formula in making live timestamp and this one is so far the best and straightforward one I got!

  • @Longliveicecream
    @Longliveicecream3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Was watching another video and it was putting a script into excel but this was so much more simple thanks 🙏

  • @TheGlitterMan
    @TheGlitterMan9 күн бұрын

    After trial and error I finally figure it out. Thank you for releasing the video.

  • @shaneechambers6165
    @shaneechambers61652 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! This video is so straightforward. Much more helpful than other videos

  • @bricestillman6377
    @bricestillman63773 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Much easier to understand than the other videos on KZread.

  • @lesliestanford7617
    @lesliestanford76172 жыл бұрын

    I had watched many videos using script editor, entering formulas and THIS one made it supper easy and simple!! Thank you

  • @rosalycruzc
    @rosalycruzc2 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOUUU! This is the simplest way I found, I've spent the whole afternoon looking for this formula. Thankkkk youuuu I Love youuuu

  • @adhisatz3398
    @adhisatz33982 жыл бұрын

    This is truly helpful sir, ive been craving this formula for sooo long

  • @andrewgreen7234
    @andrewgreen7234 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I needed it for my simple expense register spreadsheet. Perfect!

  • @ThePatrickFamilyBand
    @ThePatrickFamilyBand Жыл бұрын

    You're my hero dude. Thank you for making this cut and dry tutorial for time stamps.

  • @mansourgaye5298
    @mansourgaye52982 жыл бұрын

    Simple, easy and Great!!! Thank you

  • @ismaelnatera1323
    @ismaelnatera13236 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much I have been looking for this all morning on youtube !

  • @davidblyth5495
    @davidblyth54952 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for a clear explanation!

  • @debbrower3592
    @debbrower35922 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so very much!!! An easy answer to my problem!!

  • @stjohns0
    @stjohns0 Жыл бұрын

    Just what I was looking for! Works great - THANKS!!!!

  • @cvMouse
    @cvMouse3 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately every time you reopen the document it recalculates the formula there for the date changes.

  • @nickjito

    @nickjito

    2 жыл бұрын

    Did you ever resolve this issue?

  • @CapeFearRiverLife

    @CapeFearRiverLife

    10 ай бұрын

    Running into this same problem. How to fix?

  • @nikhilrastogi7599
    @nikhilrastogi75993 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing .. its really helpful

  • @allhailtheallmighty
    @allhailtheallmighty2 жыл бұрын

    wont the price change each day when we reopen the sheet or is the price locked in from the moment the ticker was entered??

  • @rosalycruzc
    @rosalycruzc2 жыл бұрын

    Most useful video thank youu!!! God bless you!

  • @IZANAMI_VALORANT
    @IZANAMI_VALORANT Жыл бұрын

    Love this one, thank you so much mate

  • @nonononoooll5515
    @nonononoooll55153 жыл бұрын

    i was looking for this for on month thanks you

  • @maxiromero789
    @maxiromero7892 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot! Im trying to get fundamental data (IS, BS, cash flow) into google sheets. Do you have a video explaning how to do this??

  • @kockoklosharcheto
    @kockoklosharcheto3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!!!

  • @joeneilpalis9
    @joeneilpalis9 Жыл бұрын

    Works Perfect!! Thank you, sensei!

  • @grigri62officiel60
    @grigri62officiel6010 ай бұрын

    Hi ! I watched the video, and it's perfect, it helped me a lot, but I got a problem. When I refresh the internet page, it automaticaly update the time and date, like if it was 0:21 and I refresh at 0:33, it will change the 0:21 for 0:33, how could I change that ?

  • @davvidc
    @davvidc2 жыл бұрын

    brilliant! thanks a lot.

  • @karinemartineau6819
    @karinemartineau6819 Жыл бұрын

    This solution rocks! Thx for sharing!!

  • @Montesmike15
    @Montesmike152 жыл бұрын

    Is there anyway to write the code where when we enter something on ejther Cell B and C Cells A will automatically timestamp instead of just typing on line B?

  • @NeoMennon
    @NeoMennon3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, this video is great! However I ran into some little problem, when I have multiple lines of records, if I change the content of one of the stock name, some of the date (mine is including hour and minutes) will automatically change as well. Is there any way to make the time stamp unchangeable once it got the time?

  • @rodolfolacerdaeduardo7900
    @rodolfolacerdaeduardo7900 Жыл бұрын

    Excelent!! Thank you so much!

  • @elielberra2867
    @elielberra28676 ай бұрын

    Finally a good explanation thank you so much!

  • @thethinkbot5637
    @thethinkbot5637 Жыл бұрын

    You really helped me out brother

  • @ir9ir9
    @ir9ir93 жыл бұрын

    Very Simple, thank you Sir

  • @ir9ir9

    @ir9ir9

    3 жыл бұрын

    Plz make a video on ROI along with timestamp next cell/column

  • @art.7577
    @art.75772 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool! THX!

  • @ngochuykts
    @ngochuykts3 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much!

  • @AllAboutWallpapers
    @AllAboutWallpapers Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! It really works.

  • @brcleaningcompany2566
    @brcleaningcompany2566 Жыл бұрын

    Hey this is awesome,, how do you get Ticker prices into sheets?

  • @bhaveshprajapati872
    @bhaveshprajapati8722 жыл бұрын

    Great one Thank YOu

  • @marianafermin2562
    @marianafermin25622 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this. It is exactly what I needed. 😊

  • @dominicpangilinan3489
    @dominicpangilinan34892 жыл бұрын

    thanks for this bro, really helpful

  • @tonytenace6451
    @tonytenace64512 жыл бұрын

    This was very good. I was looking and using macro scripts. what a pain

  • @casino3824
    @casino382414 күн бұрын

    It works and is not complicated. Thank you

  • @ruspaul6563
    @ruspaul6563 Жыл бұрын

    thank you , works well !!

  • @steveroger2847
    @steveroger28472 жыл бұрын

    Hey, how can we do it if any of two or more columns have a value? Suppose, besides "Stock", there's another column "Mutual Funds", so if any of the "Stocks" or "Mutual Funds" column have a value, or both have values, we'll get the timestamp. (EDIT) Made it : [=ifs(and(b2="",c2=""),"",A2="",now(),true,A2)]

  • @nickjito

    @nickjito

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou for sharing @steve!

  • @TahaYeşildağ-e4r
    @TahaYeşildağ-e4r21 күн бұрын

    Thank you! It's very helpful

  • @mohitpatel2806
    @mohitpatel28067 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot. Very Helpful.

  • @mamlatdar1girsomnath902
    @mamlatdar1girsomnath9023 жыл бұрын

    I want data change date-time (Column A) automatically when Column B Value is changed, What should I do?

  • @constyparthur581
    @constyparthur5812 жыл бұрын

    Hello, Thanks for the video which helped me to resolve the automatic timestamps issue; I will need your help if possible on this problem in my sheet… I’ve an issue returning a specific value if two condition (amount>=500 & edate

  • @DKGifford19608
    @DKGifford1960810 ай бұрын

    Helpful - thank you. Starts at 3:20

  • @TheNewYou2022
    @TheNewYou2022 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, it works

  • @sebastiankumlin9542
    @sebastiankumlin95424 ай бұрын

    Thank you! It works.

  • @RakeshSingh-yd7xo
    @RakeshSingh-yd7xo2 жыл бұрын

    Can I use this thing by the script because I already used this formula for almost 2 years but earlier we found a bug date (timestamp) that is automatically changed every time whenever I open the sheet. For solution of this problem I am currently using a script "onedit()" but in this script i am not able to set key value to run this trigger. When I use formula I user If A2="done" then lock the time stamp if A2 ="" then put this cell as null. Please help me.

  • @alemobetlive
    @alemobetlive Жыл бұрын

    Noticed that time stamp seconds change by 1 when you save and open for the first time after a new time stamp. Any reason why?

  • @neodaletakumi3547
    @neodaletakumi35473 ай бұрын

    Still helpful in 2024!! You are a legend!! Thanks mate!!

  • @alwaleedalabbas1249
    @alwaleedalabbas12493 ай бұрын

    Thank you! That was really helpful

  • @yookeecortez9381
    @yookeecortez93812 жыл бұрын

    Does it able to have time stamp if the editors is not the owner of spreadsheet?

  • @mohakgupta6309
    @mohakgupta63092 жыл бұрын

    5 ⭐ Thanks Could you please provide last modified in next column also keep freeze first date & time

  • @arvinpaunil7265
    @arvinpaunil7265 Жыл бұрын

    thank you! This saves my life

  • @joeulrich2327
    @joeulrich23272 жыл бұрын

    It works but when I close the sheet and open it up the next day that setting doesnt save amd it all errors out. When I put the interval back to 1 then the errors dont change back to the time it was initially changed... any idea how to fix

  • @jazzcherylyn
    @jazzcherylyn Жыл бұрын

    this tutorial does what it says. thanks!

  • @michaelthomas5289
    @michaelthomas52893 жыл бұрын

    What if I wanted = to or greater than formula?

  • @dishantgoel158
    @dishantgoel1583 жыл бұрын

    What if I wanna use it with a tick box?

  • @arturoli
    @arturoli4 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot, very useful.

  • @4u2nv247yt
    @4u2nv247yt2 жыл бұрын

    GREAT WORK

  • @Lordblanca
    @Lordblanca Жыл бұрын

    Wow.. what would be the script if column 1 is green output would be timestamp to cell thanks

  • @Allen-L-Canada
    @Allen-L-Canada Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, what if I want the timestamp to show the last modified date and time, without having to delete the data first? Just override the data, then the timestamp is updated.

  • @maurya909
    @maurya909 Жыл бұрын

    Thanku Sir, for this.....

  • @generector8583
    @generector85835 ай бұрын

    Extremely valuable formula: =Value(Hour(now()+time(2,0,0)))+value(minute(now()))/60 now() time zone adjusted, minutes as %

  • @muhammadyusufalfatsani4293
    @muhammadyusufalfatsani4293 Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU HOPE UT CHANNEL GROWFAST !!!

  • @user-ih8qo3nr5s
    @user-ih8qo3nr5s Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this. You earnt a subscriber

  • @wanyeglennasaah2558
    @wanyeglennasaah25582 жыл бұрын

    what if you change the cell position the time reset

  • @abdughali2687
    @abdughali268712 күн бұрын

    Thanks 🎉

  • @romanbrodsky5702
    @romanbrodsky57023 ай бұрын

    seems to mainly work if the cells are formatted for date! helpful tip!!!

  • @247weed_com5
    @247weed_com52 жыл бұрын

    good job bro!

  • @GurpreetSingh-hy4vx
    @GurpreetSingh-hy4vx3 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much 👍🏻

  • @tobiasdelabarra6086
    @tobiasdelabarra60865 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I wish I had done this from the beginning.. I have a lot of cells without dates :P

  • @elsamir7803
    @elsamir780311 ай бұрын

    Thank you !

  • @CaribouDataScience
    @CaribouDataScience15 күн бұрын

    The odd thing is it uses the date and time of the server that it is running on and. Not my PC date and time.

  • @KashSheikh786
    @KashSheikh7864 ай бұрын

    Hey this worked thanks, however i'm having info automatically populate into my google sheets through Zapier and the timestamps don't work here, it seems only when you are manually inputting into the cells they work. Do you know a workaround for this?

  • @ToddHudsonAtl
    @ToddHudsonAtl Жыл бұрын

    Great video. I too needed this for futures trading so I could see if the time of day impacted the success of trades. Thanks!

  • @rubenstones8684
    @rubenstones86848 ай бұрын

    Ok so my timestamp shows up, but now my formula that counts days from my date stopped working [=datedif(A2,Today(),"d")]. How can i get the datedif function to work with this timestamp formula? Originally i had to enter the date manually and the datedif had no problem calculating days from that, but it does not calculate the days when i introduce the timestamp formula. is there a way to get them both working so that when i write on my cell it triggers both formulas? hope that makes sense.

  • @andiwibowo08
    @andiwibowo085 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot

  • @anikahmed4401
    @anikahmed44016 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot.

  • @chandanritvik1
    @chandanritvik19 ай бұрын

    Love ya ♥

  • @rayg7978
    @rayg79786 ай бұрын

    How can I make a PDT tracker? I want have a way to track how many trades I have left.

  • @arsalanalikhan8885
    @arsalanalikhan8885 Жыл бұрын

    amazing

  • @mfatihd88
    @mfatihd884 ай бұрын

    thank you

  • @x86ed
    @x86ed Жыл бұрын

    Yo thanks so much got everything working but there’s a small problem, when I switch to date/time the time shows up as 0:00:00, any way to fix that?

  • @ayommanunggal848

    @ayommanunggal848

    11 ай бұрын

    ive got the same error, have you found any solution?

  • @x86ed

    @x86ed

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ayommanunggal848 for me personally it had to do with a setting in excel not available on IOS. I’m not sure if you have IOS also, but I had to get on windows and open excel, adjust the setting then save it and open it on IOS. It’s been months so I can’t remember what that setting was I believe it was in format somewhere?

  • @gregmuzzi1772
    @gregmuzzi1772 Жыл бұрын

    I got this IFS formula to work like I want, but sometime throughout the day some of the times read 12:00AM instead of the original time. What is going on?

  • @kevinjackson8422
    @kevinjackson84223 жыл бұрын

    I was able to use this quite successfully when entering "new" data, but I notice that I got the date: 12/30/1899 when applied to cells that already had data in them. Any suggestions? Thx.

  • @TheNewYou2022

    @TheNewYou2022

    Жыл бұрын

    you can just select the entire cell that containes your previous data, then Hit copy after that u wan to delete all the data in that cell and paste that data again :) Problem should be solved

  • @grantbullimore

    @grantbullimore

    11 ай бұрын

    You legend, you fixed my issue lol

  • @sdabrarullah4919
    @sdabrarullah49192 жыл бұрын

    WHAT THE MEANS OF THIS #REF! There is any other setting have to set ? B/c getting error

  • @sunderjangraharsvikawoods2259
    @sunderjangraharsvikawoods22592 жыл бұрын

    if we use this iterative setting , then sheet response time is very very low

  • @Nova.369
    @Nova.3694 ай бұрын

    how do i update the price too?

  • @anippere
    @anippereАй бұрын

    Any idea on how to stop the date changing every time the sheet is closed and then opened again.

  • @ayommanunggal848
    @ayommanunggal84811 ай бұрын

    Please help, i was set the formula same as the tutorial, but ive got the value is 0, nothing happened, although ive setting the calculation too.. whats wrong?

  • @TraeFury
    @TraeFury2 ай бұрын

    It works great if I edit the sheet, But I have a set of sheets where I put people to contact and then delegate to my team members. When they edit the cell, it doesn't update the timestamp in the field I selected.

  • @bilalmrbj
    @bilalmrbj Жыл бұрын

    helpfull

  • @Beautymovesindia
    @Beautymovesindia3 ай бұрын

    sir , as now() is a formula , what will be happened next day. because it is not a value , i think date will be changed. is not ? please tell

  • @coachjohn1951

    @coachjohn1951

    3 ай бұрын

    It only does the now() if the cell is empty. So it only loads the timestamp once.

  • @shriramannasgurukulam5253
    @shriramannasgurukulam52535 ай бұрын

    can u help with how to add time instead of date?