Comments on: problem converting time stored in text datatype to time format in EXCEL http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/problem-converting-time-stored-in-text-datatype-to-time-format-in-excel/ Sun, 19 May 2013 03:14:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: completeitprofessional http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/problem-converting-time-stored-in-text-datatype-to-time-format-in-excel/#comment-104626 completeitprofessional Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:54:46 +0000 #comment-104626 Try the formula using this:
=CONCATENATE(LEFT(H1,2),”:”,RIGHT(H3,1))
This will convert 0838 to 08:38.
You can then Copy the cell and Paste Values into another cell to force the format as a time.

Hope it helps!

]]> By: leyenda http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/problem-converting-time-stored-in-text-datatype-to-time-format-in-excel/#comment-104358 leyenda Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:39:46 +0000 #comment-104358 Thanks! It’s working great. Sorry i am not an expert in excel
say if there are records from H1 to H3
e.g. 0838 – H1
12:50 – H2
09:11- H3

How do i apply this formula?

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