Subtracting Time can it be done with a fx?
 

I have a co-worker that is trying to create a spreadsheet to keep track of
how many minutes it takes to complete drafting projects. He wants to be able
to enter his start time in one cell, his finish time in another cell and be
able to get a result of how much time it took in minutes or hours in another
cell. For example, he starts and enters in a cell 2:00p.m. then in the next
cell he finished at 3:30p.m. he wants a result cell to show 90 minutes. Of if
he uses military time he wants the same results. Is there a function that
will calculate time like this?

Subtracting Time can it be done with a fx?
 

Try

=(B1-A1)*24

Where A1 is start (earlier time) and B1 is end
Format as general

Mike

"tpayne" wrote:

I have a co-worker that is trying to create a spreadsheet to keep track of
how many minutes it takes to complete drafting projects. He wants to be able
to enter his start time in one cell, his finish time in another cell and be
able to get a result of how much time it took in minutes or hours in another
cell. For example, he starts and enters in a cell 2:00p.m. then in the next
cell he finished at 3:30p.m. he wants a result cell to show 90 minutes. Of if
he uses military time he wants the same results. Is there a function that
will calculate time like this?

Subtracting Time can it be done with a fx?
 

sorry for minutes use

=(B1-A1)*24*60

Mike

"tpayne" wrote:

I have a co-worker that is trying to create a spreadsheet to keep track of
how many minutes it takes to complete drafting projects. He wants to be able
to enter his start time in one cell, his finish time in another cell and be
able to get a result of how much time it took in minutes or hours in another
cell. For example, he starts and enters in a cell 2:00p.m. then in the next
cell he finished at 3:30p.m. he wants a result cell to show 90 minutes. Of if
he uses military time he wants the same results. Is there a function that
will calculate time like this?

Subtracting Time can it be done with a fx?
 

Thanks Mike, that will work perfectly. I appreciate your help.

"Mike H" wrote:

sorry for minutes use

=(B1-A1)*24*60

Mike

"tpayne" wrote:

I have a co-worker that is trying to create a spreadsheet to keep track of
how many minutes it takes to complete drafting projects. He wants to be able
to enter his start time in one cell, his finish time in another cell and be
able to get a result of how much time it took in minutes or hours in another
cell. For example, he starts and enters in a cell 2:00p.m. then in the next
cell he finished at 3:30p.m. he wants a result cell to show 90 minutes. Of if
he uses military time he wants the same results. Is there a function that
will calculate time like this?

Subtracting Time can it be done with a fx?
 

=(B1-A1)*24*60
Note that the time should be entered as "2:00 pm", not "2:00p.m.". 14:00 is
O.K.
--
David Biddulph

"tpayne" wrote in message
...
I have a co-worker that is trying to create a spreadsheet to keep track of
how many minutes it takes to complete drafting projects. He wants to be
able
to enter his start time in one cell, his finish time in another cell and
be
able to get a result of how much time it took in minutes or hours in
another
cell. For example, he starts and enters in a cell 2:00p.m. then in the
next
cell he finished at 3:30p.m. he wants a result cell to show 90 minutes. Of
if
he uses military time he wants the same results. Is there a function that
will calculate time like this?

Subtracting Time can it be done with a fx?
 

You can put =B2-B1 in a cell to compute the difference, then use formatting
to display it however you want.

[m] will show just minutes even if it goes over an hour, while h:mm will
show hours and minutes, or use [h]:mm to show hours even if it goes over one
day.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
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"tpayne" wrote in message
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I have a co-worker that is trying to create a spreadsheet to keep track of
how many minutes it takes to complete drafting projects. He wants to be
able
to enter his start time in one cell, his finish time in another cell and
be
able to get a result of how much time it took in minutes or hours in
another
cell. For example, he starts and enters in a cell 2:00p.m. then in the
next
cell he finished at 3:30p.m. he wants a result cell to show 90 minutes. Of
if
he uses military time he wants the same results. Is there a function that
will calculate time like this?