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Adding Time fields in Excel 1
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StuckInTheMiddle
Programmer
There are numerous FAQs in this forum that deal with handling both dates and times in this forum.
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AnotherHiggins
Technical User
Format > Cells, on the Numbers tab, choose Custom from the left column, then type in
[attn][d] hh:mm:ss[/attn]
Or, if you'd like to see the total number of hours, type in
[attn][h]:mm:ss[/attn]
The brackets around "[h]" tell Excel to display the total number of hours, not just the remainder after converting 24-hour periods to days.
Example:[tt]
20:00:00
+ 6:00:00
2:00:00 [/tt]when formatted as hh:mm:ss, because the first 24 hours count as one day, and that leaves 2 hours.
BUT
[tt]
20:00:00
+ 6:00:00
26:00:00 [/tt]when formatted as [h]:mm:ss
The answer is actually always the same, you are only changing how it is displayed.
See faq68-5827, "Why do Dates and Times seem to be so much trouble?" for more details on how Excel deals with times.
[tt]_____
[blue]-John[/blue][/tt]
[tab][red]The plural of anecdote is not data[/red]
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[attn][d] hh:mm:ss[/attn]
Or, if you'd like to see the total number of hours, type in
[attn][h]:mm:ss[/attn]
The brackets around "[h]" tell Excel to display the total number of hours, not just the remainder after converting 24-hour periods to days.
Example:[tt]
20:00:00
+ 6:00:00
2:00:00 [/tt]when formatted as hh:mm:ss, because the first 24 hours count as one day, and that leaves 2 hours.
BUT
[tt]
20:00:00
+ 6:00:00
26:00:00 [/tt]when formatted as [h]:mm:ss
The answer is actually always the same, you are only changing how it is displayed.
See faq68-5827, "Why do Dates and Times seem to be so much trouble?" for more details on how Excel deals with times.
[tt]_____
[blue]-John[/blue][/tt]
[tab][red]The plural of anecdote is not data[/red]
Help us help you. Please read FAQ181-2886 before posting.
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Those are both good threads but I don't think it answered my question.
Col A has beginning time
Col B has ending time
Col C has the difference between the two (and is formatted correctly)
Now I want to total column C. This may add up to 700 hours but I can't get it to look like 29 days & so many hours.
Col A has beginning time
Col B has ending time
Col C has the difference between the two (and is formatted correctly)
Now I want to total column C. This may add up to 700 hours but I can't get it to look like 29 days & so many hours.
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AnotherHiggins
Technical User
I just realized that I included brackets around the "d" - that should read
[attn]d hh:mm:ss[/attn]
without the brackets.
[tt]_____
[blue]-John[/blue][/tt]
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[attn]d hh:mm:ss[/attn]
without the brackets.
[tt]_____
[blue]-John[/blue][/tt]
[tab][red]The plural of anecdote is not data[/red]
Help us help you. Please read FAQ181-2886 before posting.
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