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Default Display and calculate 12:00 PM in Excel

Contrary to popular belief, Microsoft does not set the specs for time in the
world. It was set when we adopted Standard Time in the 1800s. Microsoft just
follow the rules. 12:00 am has always been midnight, and always will be. It
looks to me like your best solution is to join the rest of the world, rather
than try to set your own standard.

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Regards,
Fred


"YoMarie" wrote in message
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Thanks for answering Fred.

However, we don't use the Microsoft clock. Ours still runs 12:00 AM (Noon)
12:01 PM (1 minute after the noon hour). It means I really had to play
around to find the calculations that would work the first time. Which is
probably why I'm having a problem figuring out what went wrong and were.

"Fred Smith" wrote:

12:00 pm is noon. 12 am is midnight.

The am/pm suffix for on the hour times is the same as 1 minute past. So if 1
minute past noon is 12:01 pm, then noon is 12:00 pm.

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Regards,
Fred


"YoMarie" wrote in message
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A while back, I set up a timesheet that worked on a day that began at 12:01
AM and ended at 12:00 PM (Midnight). However, something has happened and
it
no longer displays or calculates with the noon time. Any ideas how I can
fix
the issue. The formulas for calculating all seem fine.