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Ainsley47
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Dec 21, 2022
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Converting numbers to excel time

Hello,   I'm wanting to know how to convert numbers with decimals into excel formatted time. I have thousands of cells so I can't change them all manually.  For example, I have written the time in...
  • HansVogelaar's avatar
    Dec 21, 2022

    Ainsley47 

    A number can have only one decimal separator, so 8.36.10 is not a number but a text value.

    With such value in A2 and below, enter the following formula in B2:

    =TIMEVALUE(SUBSTITUTE(A2,".",":"))

    Format the cell with the formula as time, then fill down.

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