How about a helper column of cells with formulas like:

=--TEXT(A1,"00\:00\:00")

And format those cells as Time (format|cells|number tab)


need help wrote:

All,
i have data from a text file, exported to excel.
I have date in the form of text, such as 173012, how do i change this
to show this in time, such as 17:30:12 or 17:30 without having to
change each line individually.
thanks,

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Dave Peterson