How to calculate hours in a cell? Example [12-4] = 4 hrs

[vrsantana]

I created a spreadsheet that I use to make my employee schedule. I would
like to add a column to give me a running total of the hours for each
particular person. I can't seem to figure out how to tell excel that for
example if I have 9-2 in a cell, that I want that cell's value to be 5. Will
I have to create a formula for every combination of hours and what each value
is?

 

[Bob I]

You have to subtract the "Start time" from the "End time", you currently
are trying to do it backwards.

 

[Per Jessen]

Hi

Why not enter StartTime in colomn A and EndTime in column B, then calculate
working hours in column C with this formula: =B1-A1

All columns to be formatted as time.

BTW: Format the cell for total working hours as costum [t]:mm to have the
cell show more than 24 hours.

Regards,
Per

 

[vrsantana]

How so? Not sure I get what you are trying to explain. How is subtracting,
for example, 9 from 12 going to give me a value of 5?

 

[Bob I]

The Ending time is the larger number, you subtract the starting time
from the ending time to get the number of hours worked. As to your
example. Subtracting 9 from 12 will give you 3 hours worked, not 5, and
if you subtract 12 from 9 you will have a negative 3, not 5. Now on the
other hand if you really meant 2pm instead of 12, then it is really 14
not 2, and subtracting 9 from 14 will give you 5!

 

[Sandy Mann]

It sound as it you are using numbers instead of XL times. Try entering the
times as 9:00 and 14:00 Say your starting time of 9:00 was in B2 and the
end time of 14:00 is in C2, then C2-B2 will return 5:00

You can enter the times as 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM (Note the space between the
:00 and the AM) However, C2-B2 will then return 5:00 AM. To get 5:00 you
will have to reformat the cell as hh:mm

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