Changing 1,2,3,4... into 1:00 AM, 2:00 AM, etc.

glinds

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I have a list of numbers, 1-24, that I want to turn into times (AM and PM), but when I try to use the Format Cells: Time function for it, it automatically puts a date of 1/1/1900 in the front to where all of my numbers show 12:00AM. How do I get the times without dates?

Thank you!
Linds
 

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You will need to divide the number by 24.

Times in Excel are represented by decimal numbers. e.g. noon is 0.5, 6:00 p.m. is 0.75

Then you can format it using the string h:mm:ss AM/PM.
 
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You could try this rather than custom formatting. In an adjacent column enter this: =TIME(A3,,) and drag down.
 
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