David,

Thanks for your response. It was my error. I had the formula on two
separate lines.

Peo,

May I ask you more questions? Is C3 the first line of cell for Start/Stop
Time and C14 is the last cell of Start/Stop Time? The formula works when
the Start and Stop time for the same employee are consecutive. For example,
if the sequence is like below

Date Start/Stop Time Status Employee
9/17/08 6:35 am Start John Doe
9/17/08 4:35 pm Stop John Doe

If there is another employee between the Start and Stop time for John Doe,
the formular does not work correctly. Please let me know if I am wrong.
For example between John Doe, there is a record for Allan Sheep

Date Start/Stop Time Status Employee
9/17/08 6:35 am Start John Doe
9/17/08 6:41 am Start Allan Sheep
9/17/08 4:35 pm Stop John Doe

Thanks.

"David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message
...
Your cell is formatted as text. Format as general, and re-enter the
formula.
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David Biddulph

"Jill Johnson" wrote in message
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I typed the command and nothing happened. The new cell displays the
formula
and did not give me the result. Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks.

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote in message
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This will give you the time for John Doe

=SUMPRODUCT(--(C3:C14="Stop"),--(D3:D14="John
Doe"),B3:B14)-SUMPRODUCT(--(C3:C14="Start"),--(D3:D14="John
Doe"),B3:B14)


Where B3:B14 are the times, C3:C14 are the status and D3:D14 are the
employees

format as hh:mm:ss


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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom



"Jill Johnson" wrote in message
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Thanks for your prompt response.

If the start time and end time are in rows, what would you do? For
example,
John Doe clocks in at 7:58 am and clocks out at 4:35 pm. The file
has
a
Start and Stop time mixed together depending on when the employee
clocks
in
and out. Thanks.

Date Start/Stop Time Status Employee

9/17/08 6:35 am Start John Doe
9/17/08 6:41 am Start Allan Sheep
9/17/08 6:42 am Stop Steve Palmer
9/17/08 6:42 am Start Robert Conelly
9/17/08 4:35 pm Stop John Doe
9/17/08 4:36 pm Start Joseph Smith
9/17/08 4:37 pm Stop Robert Conelly
9/17/08 4:39 pm Stop Allan Sheep
9/17/08 4:45 pm Start Art Miller
9/17/08 4:48 pm Stop Joseph Smith

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote in message
...
=B1-A1

format as hh:mm:ss

where B1 is end and A1 start

if there can be more than 24 hours use

[h]:mm:ss

as a format


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Regards,


Peo Sjoblom



"Jill Johnson" wrote in message
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Is there a way to calculate the time quickly in Excel 2007? For
example,
the employee clocks in 7:58 am and clocks out at 4:35 pm. I want
to
know
how many hours, minutes, and seconds between 7:58 am and 4:35 pm.

Thanks.