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Default convert number to date format

830 turns to 8 hours 30 minutes?
=--TEXT(A1,"00\:00\:\0\0")
Format as time.

Just in case....
830 turns to 8 minutes 30 seconds?
=--TEXT(A1,"00\:00\:00")
still format as time


Lesley wrote:

I have an Excel file with a Time column formatted as a general number (e.g.
830, 1102, 805). I need to convert these numbers to a time format like 8:30,
11:02, and 8:05.

I've tried =TEXT(a2,"h:mm"); however, it only returns a zero. These data
will be imported into a time formatted field in Access and later used to
determine the difference between schedule delivery time versus actual
delivery time.

Any assistance on how to convert this field would be very helpful. Thanks!


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