How do I get Excel to read 13:48 as 13 minutes and 48 seconds of just
plain old elapsed time (so I can use it in a calculation)? NOT 1:48
PM...NOT 1/1/1900 00:13:48.... etc, etc.

Very, very frustrating!

I'm using Excel '97.

BTW, OpenOffice Spreadsheet has the same problem.


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FormatCellsNumberCustom. In the Type box, enter mm:ss
Enter your times as 0:22:50 (for 22 minutes and 50 seconds)

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How do I get Excel to read 13:48 as 13 minutes and 48 seconds of just
plain old elapsed time (so I can use it in a calculation)? NOT 1:48
PM...NOT 1/1/1900 00:13:48.... etc, etc.

Very, very frustrating!

I'm using Excel '97.

BTW, OpenOffice Spreadsheet has the same problem.


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That's part of the problem.

I'm cutting and pasting from a Web page that displays as 13:48, not
00:13:48.


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Assuming your dates are in A1 down, enter this in B1:

=A1/60

Use Custom Format on the cell as [m]:ss, then copy down for as many
values as you have in A. You can fix the values if you wish, then you
can delete column A.

Hope this helps.

Pete