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friskymarsh

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- Oct 20, 2015 at 04:26 PM

Hi, I am using a workbook where I record the time that I give each of my students an exam. I am using a tablet and I would like to be able to touch (or click) a specific cell to enter the current time. I found some code on this site that allows me to enter the time by clicking, but I don't know how to write it so that it will only apply to specific cells. Here is the code:

If Target.Address = ActiveCell.Address Then

Target = Format(Now, "ttttt")

End If

I would appreciate any help.

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767
Oct 7, 2015 at 12:19 PM

you can try to use the event
if you go to VBE
and click on your sheet
there you can try code

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)

'prevent Select event triggering again
    Application.EnableEvents = False

    'ensure that only one cell is selected
    If (Target.Count = 1) Then
        'ensure that cell selected is from range A1:A10
        If (Not Intersect(Target, Range(Cells(1, "a"), Cells(10, "A"))) Is Nothing) Then
            'put current date and time
            Target = Now
        End If
    End If
    'enable the event again
    Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

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Oct 20, 2015 at 02:40 PM

Thanks for the help. Sorry for the delay in responding. Your solution works well, but because of my lack of knowledge, I am having troubling specifying the specific cells I want to use this event in. ie, I want to touch a cell on my tablet to enter the time, but I need to be able to enter data into the adjacent cell.

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Oct 20, 2015 at 04:26 PM

if you want to have date entered next to the cell you touch, then you can use offset

target.offset(0,1) = now

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