Google Sheets and Excel have a lot in common, date sorting isn't among them. Here's how to use Google Sheet's somewhat confusing sort by date feature.

You can change the date format in Google Sheets and customize the appearance of calendar dates in a spreadsheet.

You can change the date & time format in Google Sheets & Excel Online using this guide. Use different date & time formats in spreadsheets.

Use either keyboard shortcuts or the NOW and TODAY functions to display the current date and time in Excel and Google Sheets spreadsheets together.