Dear All You can add time in an excel sheet by pressing ctrl+shift+semicolon key (2nd last from ENTER key) to add time press ctrl+semicolon key (2nd last from ENTER key) REgards Priyanka On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:17 PM, mikebreen <mikebreen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > How do you set a spreadsheet to recognise hours and minutes in entering > figures. The option in format cells never shows it how I enter it. > > > In format cells / number tab / custom I select hh:mm but it never > recognises > an entry. E.g. 3 Hrs 45 mins shows as 10:48. But 10.48 what. > > > > To show 3.75 hours in hours and minutes I have to enter main digit then a > formula - = (3+(0.75/100)*60). Doing this for every line is quite > painstaking. > > > > Can anyone simplify it for me please. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Mike > > > > ************************************************************* > 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, visit the group's homepage and use the > dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email > address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). > //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso > > To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister > group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you > to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for > FILE SHARING ONLY. > > If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your > email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: > http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm > ************************************************************* > ************************************************************* 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, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************