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Cannot format cells for time
steu wrote:I am using Office 2010 w. Windows 10. I want to format cells for TIME. I select Format cells, Time and then Type= 13:30.
Whatever I enter comes up as 1/11/1900 12:00:00.
I also tried to use Custom with Type=h:mm, same result.
Is this some kind of a known bug? If not, how do I format cells to be Type=13:30 ?
Thanks
Hi, as you want to set the time format 13:30 (military time format) in cell, then
- Type 13:30 in any cell assume that A1 cell.
- Click on A1 cell to select it.
- Look at the formula bar and make sure that it shows 1:30:00 PM.
- If it shows, then your time format is already set. If not then you must clear the Cell Formatting by copy and paste a fresh blank cell in A1.
Hope this will help you.
- Bjørn StaveJul 09, 2017Copper Contributor
win10excel2016: having the same problem!!!! hhmm simply is not an option. No matter what I do, including creating a fresh new custom time format, I still get the, by now, very unwelcomed date that messes things up completly urs (useless...)