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How to insert date stamp into a cell if a checkbox is ticked in Excel?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2024-11-05

Normally, you enter a date stamp by using hotkeys in Excel. How about inserting a date stamp into a cell using a checkbox in Excel? When ticking the checkbox, the time stamp is inserted into a specified cell automatically. This article will help you to solve it.

Insert date stamp into a cell if a checkbox is ticked with VBA code

Insert date stamp into a cell if a checkbox is ticked with VBA code

This section will introduce a VBA script to help you insert a date stamp into a cell automatically if a checkbox is ticked in Excel. Please do as follows.

1. After inserting a check box, press Alt + F11 keys simultaneously to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module. Then copy and paste the below VBA code into the Module window.

VBA code: Insert date stamp into a cell if a checkbox is ticked

Sub CheckBox_Date_Stamp()
Dim xChk As CheckBox
Set xChk = ActiveSheet.CheckBoxes(Application.Caller)
With xChk.TopLeftCell.Offset(, 1)
    If xChk.Value = xlOff Then
        .Value = ""
    Else
       .Value = Date
    End If
End With
End Sub

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

4. Right-click the checkbox, and select Assign Micro from the right-clicking menu. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the Assign Macro option for a checkbox

5. In the Assign Macro dialog box, select CheckBox_Date_Stamp in the Macro name box, and then click the OK button. See screenshot:

A screenshot of the Assign Macro dialog box in Excel with the CheckBox_Date_Stamp macro selected

When ticking the check box, the date stamp will be inserted into the adjacent cell automatically.

A screenshot showing the date stamp inserted into an adjacent cell after ticking the checkbox

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