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Default How can I format elapsed time as "[mm]: ss" without getting "A

One more thought:
The data isn't doing what I want it to. Here's what I've got on my worksheet
on which I'm looking up scores: 1. A column with a list (from fastest to
slowest) of run times (ie. ascending slower and slower); 2. A column (to the
right) with corresponding points from 100 (fastest) to 45 (slowest) in
increments of 5 points (see below for example):
Row'G' Row'H'
9:20 100
9:45 95
10:00 90
10:30 85
11:00 80
11:15 75
12:00 70
13:00 65
13:45 60
14:00 55
14:15 50
14:30 45
The correct points for the time "12:46" is 65, but my formula currently
makes the result 70.
Here's my formula (on the master page): =VLOOKUP(U4,'M4'!G2:H13,2)
Appreciate your thoughts.
NavyPianoMan

"David Biddulph" wrote:

Having read your message for a second time, I'm intrigued. I'm interested
to how 13:15:00 can be AM. I would have expected 13:15:00 or 1:15:00 PM.
What format do you see in the format box if you select "custom"? ... and
what value do you see in the cell if you format to General or Number?
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David Biddulph

"NavyPianoMan" wrote in message
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I need to format a cell as elapsed time for a run time. For example, I
want
to use "13:15" to designate "13 minutes and 15 seconds" and use it in an
ascending array (VLOOKUP). Right now, Excel makes it into "13:15:00 AM",
which doesn't help me.