Microsoft Excel Training Videos

Calculating Time using Formulas in Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Excel recognizes information as time if hours, minute and seconds are seperated by colons. Example: 8:30:05 AM
  • Times are stored in Excel as decimal numbers. Midnight 12:00 AM is 0 and noon 12:00 PM is stored as 0.5
  • You must enter 'a' or 'p' after the time or Excel assumes it is 'AM'
  • The training video demostrates how to use formulas to calculate time in Excel


  • An excellent guide to use of time formulas in Excel
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