Hi Gary Format column D as Custom h:mm Then put this formula is D and drag it down the column =(B2-A2)-TIME(0,30,0) Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary Montgomery Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 8:53 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Calculating Elapsed time in Excel I am trying to design a payroll sheet. In column B I have the "Clock In" time and column C I have the "Clock Out" time. In column D I want Excel to calculate the elapsed time in Hours and hundreds of hours. Our time clocks prints the clock in and clock out times in time format (11:15 = 15 minutes after 11 O'clock. 15:30 = 3:30 p.m.) B C D 7:00 15:30 8.0 (8.5 hrs minus .50 for lunch) 7:30 15:00 7.0 (7.5 hrs minus .50 for lunch) 7:45 12:45 4.5 (5.0 hrs minus .50 for lunch) I know Excel can do this but I have tried different formats and formula's I can't seem to get the right results. I would appreciate if anybody knows what each cell needs to be formated as and what formula to use in column D. Thanks in advance for your help. Gary :-) ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************