Use a formula like

=MAX(0,H1-8)

where H1 is the hours worked.

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"Jeanine" wrote in message
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Does anyone know how to make an Excel spreadsheet calculate overtime
automatically? I have it set up to calculate how many hours each person
worked subtracting out time for lunch. How do I get it to read that if
the
hours in the regular hours column is over 8 a day, to put the difference
in
the overtime field?

Thank you.