More time please...
 

How can I get around this:
"Negative times or dates are displayed as ####"?
The calc is 20:18 - 23:45
Answer should b -3:27
tia
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Traa Dy Liooar

Jock

More time please...
 

Switch to the 1904 date system, ToolsOptionsCalculation, and check the
1904 date system checkbox.

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HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)



"Jock" wrote in message
...
How can I get around this:
"Negative times or dates are displayed as ####"?
The calc is 20:18 - 23:45
Answer should b -3:27
tia
--
Traa Dy Liooar

Jock

More time please...
 

Assuming all cells formatted as [hh]:mm

Tools|options|Calculation
Check 1904 date system

Mike

"Jock" wrote:

How can I get around this:
"Negative times or dates are displayed as ####"?
The calc is 20:18 - 23:45
Answer should b -3:27
tia
--
Traa Dy Liooar

Jock

More time please...
 

Is that a global setting or restricted to the workbook that I'm currently in?
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Traa Dy Liooar

Jock


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Switch to the 1904 date system, ToolsOptionsCalculation, and check the
1904 date system checkbox.

--
---
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)



"Jock" wrote in message
...
How can I get around this:
"Negative times or dates are displayed as ####"?
The calc is 20:18 - 23:45
Answer should b -3:27
tia
--
Traa Dy Liooar

Jock

More time please...
 

currrent workbook

"Jock" wrote:

Is that a global setting or restricted to the workbook that I'm currently in?
--
Traa Dy Liooar

Jock


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Switch to the 1904 date system, ToolsOptionsCalculation, and check the
1904 date system checkbox.

--
---
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)



"Jock" wrote in message
...
How can I get around this:
"Negative times or dates are displayed as ####"?
The calc is 20:18 - 23:45
Answer should b -3:27
tia
--
Traa Dy Liooar

Jock

More time please...
 

You will find the setting under "Workbook Options" in ToolsOptionsCalculation
tab.

So..............it is a workbook setting.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:30:01 -0700, Jock wrote:

Is that a global setting or restricted to the workbook that I'm currently in?