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Bookmark or Share- Calculate the difference between two times - Microsoft SupportThere are several ways to calculate the difference between two times. Present the result in the standard time format. There are two approaches that you can take to present the results in the standard time format (hours : minutes : seconds).
- Calculate the difference between two dates - Microsoft SupportUse the DATEDIF function when you want to calculate the difference between two dates. First put a start date in a cell, and an end date in another. Then type a formula like one of the following.
- How to correct a ##### error - Microsoft SupportChange negative formula results that are formatted as dates or times to a different number format. Microsoft Excel might show ##### in cells when a column isn’t wide enough to show all of the cell contents. Formulas that return dates and times as negative values can also show as #####.
- Convert dates stored as text to dates - Microsoft SupportConvert text dates by using the DATEVALUE function. To convert a text date in a cell to a serial number, use the DATEVALUE function. Then copy the formula, select the cells that contain the text dates, and use Paste Special to apply a date format to them. Select a blank cell and verify that its number format is General.
- DATEVALUE function - Microsoft SupportThe DATEVALUE function converts a date that is stored as text to a serial number that Excel recognizes as a date. For example, the formula =DATEVALUE ("1/1/2008") returns 39448, the serial number of the date 1/1/2008.
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