How to auto populate date in cell when adjacent cell is updated in Excel?

Sometimes, when update a cell in a certain column, you may want to mark the latest date about the updating. This article will recommend a VBA method to solve this problem. When cell is updated, the adjacent cell will be auto populated with current date immediately.

Auto populate current date in cell when adjacent cell is updated with VBA code

Auto populate current date in cell when adjacent cell is updated with VBA code

Supposing the data you need to update locates in column B, and when cell in column B is updated, the current date will be populated in the adjacent cell of column A. See screenshot:

You can run the following VBA code to solve this problem.

1. Right click the sheet tab you need to auto populate date based on the adjacent updated cell, and then click View Code from the right-clicking menu.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please copy and paste the below VBA code into the Code window.

VBA code: auto populate current date in a cell when the adjacent cell is updated

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
'Updated by Extendoffice 2017/10/12
    Dim xRg As Range, xCell As Range
    On Error Resume Next
    If (Target.Count = 1) Then
        If (Not Application.Intersect(Target, Me.Range("B:B")) Is Nothing) Then _
            Target.Offset(0, -1) = Date
        Application.EnableEvents = False
        Set xRg = Application.Intersect(Target.Dependents, Me.Range("B:B"))
        If (Not xRg Is Nothing) Then
            For Each xCell In xRg
                xCell.Offset(0, -1) = Date
            Next
        End If
        Application.EnableEvents = True
    End If
End Sub

Notes:

3. Press Alt + Q keys at the same time to close the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

From now on, when updating cells in column B, the adjacent cell in column A will be populated with current date immediately. See screenshot:

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