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South_Jeresey-240
Nov 26, 2025Copper Contributor
How can I display negative values for time in calculation results
I'm trying to create an Excel spreadsheet with a column that shows the time relative to a predetermined point in time in 15-minute intervals with negative values for time in the cells above 0:00 and ...
Riny_van_Eekelen
Nov 27, 2025Platinum Contributor
As mathetes​ mentioned, there's no such thing as negative time. BUT..... switching Excel to use the 1904 date system will allow you to calculate with and display negative time values.
Though, changing the data system will shift all dates in your file by 4 years. If you don't have real dates in this particular workbooks that may not be a problem then.