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Exam 77-427 Microsoft Excel 2013 EXPERT
3. Create Advanced Formulas
3.3  Apply Advanced Date and Time Functions: Calculate Duration

Time Functions

How many hours or minutes are there between the Start Time and the End Time? Here are the steps to figure it out.


1. Before You Begin: Enter the Data

Select Cell J1 and type: Start Time.

Select Cell K1 and type: End Time.

Select Cell L1 and type: Duration.

Format Cells J1, K1 and L1 BOLD.

 

Select Columns J and K.

Go to Home->Number->Number Format.

Select the Time format.

Select Cell J2 and type: 8:30 AM

Select Cell K2 and type: 5:00 PM


2. Copy the Data

Copy and Paste Cell J2 to J70

Copy and Paste Cell K2 to K70
(all of the Rows in this example)

What Do You See?

The Cells in Column J have: 8:30:00 AM.

The Cells in Column K have: 5:00:00 PM

OK, keep going...

Home->Number->Number Format->Time
 

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