Sure, I can help you with that!

To subtract 3 hours from the current time in Excel, you can use the NOW() function to get the current date and time, and then subtract 3 hours from it using the TIME() function.

Here are the steps:

1. In a cell, type =NOW() to get the current date and time.
   
2. To subtract 3 hours from the current time, you can use the following formula: =NOW() - TIME(3,0,0)
   
   The TIME() function takes three arguments: hours, minutes, and seconds. In this case, we want to subtract 3 hours, so we use 3 for the hours argument, and 0 for the minutes and seconds arguments.
   
3. Press Enter to get the result.
   
   The cell should now display the current date and time minus 3 hours.
   

That's it! I hope this helps.

=NOW()-0.125

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Biff
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"Andy" wrote in message
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That'd be three hours ago. Assuming "three hours from now" means three hours
in the future, use plus rather than minus; but the principle is correct.

--- "T. Valko" wrote:
=NOW()-0.125

I believe Biff's assumption is correct, why would someone use subtract if
they mean in the future,
I mean if the OP would have said subtract 3 hours from 15:00 it becomes even
more clear.
OTOH if someone says 3 hours from now it means 3 hours into the future. In
this case
I would go with Biff's assumption.


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"Bob Bridges" wrote in message
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That'd be three hours ago. Assuming "three hours from now" means three
hours
in the future, use plus rather than minus; but the principle is correct.

--- "T. Valko" wrote:
=NOW()-0.125

How do i subtract 3 hrs from now()?

Seems fairly explicit to me. I could be wrong but I wouldn't bet against me!

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"Bob Bridges" wrote in message
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That'd be three hours ago. Assuming "three hours from now" means three
hours
in the future, use plus rather than minus; but the principle is correct.

--- "T. Valko" wrote:
=NOW()-0.125

He said 3 hours from Now(), the value returned by the Excel function, not 3
hours from now, this moment in time.

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"Bob Bridges" wrote in message
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That'd be three hours ago. Assuming "three hours from now" means three
hours
in the future, use plus rather than minus; but the principle is correct.

--- "T. Valko" wrote:
=NOW()-0.125

More explicit

=Now()-"3:00"

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Bob


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"T. Valko" wrote in message
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=NOW()-0.125

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"Andy" wrote in message
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.... or =NOW()-TIME(3,0,0)
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"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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More explicit

=Now()-"3:00"

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Bob


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"T. Valko" wrote in message
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=NOW()-0.125

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"Andy" wrote in message
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Yeah but with mine you can do

=NOW()-"3:00 PM"

<G

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"David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message
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... or =NOW()-TIME(3,0,0)
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"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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More explicit

=Now()-"3:00"

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HTH

Bob


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"T. Valko" wrote in message
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=NOW()-0.125

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Microsoft Excel MVP


"Andy" wrote in message
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