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Today () & Now()

In which scenarios should we use Today () & Now () in the formula fields?
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William TranWilliam Tran
NOW()
Returns a date/time representing the current moment.
The NOW function returns the current date and time in the GMT timezone. {!NOW()} For example:1 Today's date and time is: {!NOW()}produces the following:1 Today's date and time is: Mon Jul 21 16:12:10 GMT 2008TipsDo not remove the parentheses.
Keep the parentheses empty. They do not need to contain a value.
Use addition or subtraction operators and a number with aNOW function to return a different date and time. For example {!NOW() +5} calculates the date and time five days ahead of now.

TODAY()
Returns the current date as a date data type.
The TODAY function returns the current day. For example, The following markup:1 Today's date is: {!TODAY()}produces the following output:1 Today's date is Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 GMT 2008
TipsDo not remove the parentheses.
Keep the parentheses empty. They do not need to contain a value.
Use addition and subtraction operators with a TODAY function and numbers to return a date. For example{!TODAY() +7} calculates the date seven days ahead of now.

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Sam KnoxSam Knox
Sujatha - Are you asking about what the difference between the two are? Today() returns the current date and Now() returns the current date and time. So it depends on whether or nor you need the time of day in your calculation.
William TranWilliam Tran
NOW()
Returns a date/time representing the current moment.
The NOW function returns the current date and time in the GMT timezone. {!NOW()} For example:1 Today's date and time is: {!NOW()}produces the following:1 Today's date and time is: Mon Jul 21 16:12:10 GMT 2008TipsDo not remove the parentheses.
Keep the parentheses empty. They do not need to contain a value.
Use addition or subtraction operators and a number with aNOW function to return a different date and time. For example {!NOW() +5} calculates the date and time five days ahead of now.

TODAY()
Returns the current date as a date data type.
The TODAY function returns the current day. For example, The following markup:1 Today's date is: {!TODAY()}produces the following output:1 Today's date is Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 GMT 2008
TipsDo not remove the parentheses.
Keep the parentheses empty. They do not need to contain a value.
Use addition and subtraction operators with a TODAY function and numbers to return a date. For example{!TODAY() +7} calculates the date seven days ahead of now.

As a common practice, if your question is answered, please choose 1 best answer. 
But you can give every answer a thumb up if that answer is helpful to you. 

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