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I have spreadsheet that keeps showing the formula in the cell and not the
result of the formula. I am trying to change a text eg 0908 to a time eg
09:09:00
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Hi

If this is happening for all the formulas then press Ctrl ` (the apostrophy
to the left of the 1 key on most keyboards)

If this is only happening in some cells then the problem is probably that
the cell is formatted to text - choose Format, Cells, Number tab, change the
format, then reenter the formula.

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I have spreadsheet that keeps showing the formula in the cell and not the
result of the formula. I am trying to change a text eg 0908 to a time eg
09:09:00

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I am trying to change a text eg 0908 to a time eg 09:09:00

Not sure how you get 09:09:00 from 0908.

As long as the text represents the time format hhmm or hmm:

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

Format as Time

908 = 9:08 AM
0908 = 9:08 AM
30 = 12:30 AM
030 = 12:30 AM
0030 = 12:30 AM
1230 = 12:30 PM
0515 = 5:15 AM
1715 = 5:15 PM
0130 = 1:30 AM
1330 = 1:30 PM

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I have spreadsheet that keeps showing the formula in the cell and not the
result of the formula. I am trying to change a text eg 0908 to a time eg
09:09:00



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Clarification:

As long as the text represents the time format hhmm or hmm


Or m or mm

5 = m
10 = mm
130 = hmm
1330 = hhmm


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I am trying to change a text eg 0908 to a time eg 09:09:00


Not sure how you get 09:09:00 from 0908.

As long as the text represents the time format hhmm or hmm:

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

Format as Time

908 = 9:08 AM
0908 = 9:08 AM
30 = 12:30 AM
030 = 12:30 AM
0030 = 12:30 AM
1230 = 12:30 PM
0515 = 5:15 AM
1715 = 5:15 PM
0130 = 1:30 AM
1330 = 1:30 PM

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09:09:00





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