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Microsoft Access

Insert the current date

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Windows Desktop app Access for Windows

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In Microsoft Access, Ctrl + Semicolon will insert the current date. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Entering data

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts for Access - Microsoft Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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