This got me on the right track to fixing my spread sheet. The calculations are lot easier than I originally thought(as described above), nothing complicated, but poorly explained in Numbers Help.
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Browse All TopicsI am trying to modify a template that calculates hours worked in iWorks Numbers. The problem I am having is an auto formatting that is cutting off some of the 'in' and 'out' time...the numbers are restricted to the nearest half hour(I want the nearest quarter hour) and the am selections are from 6:00am to 11:00am; the pm selections go from 3:00pm to 10:00pm. I have tried adding new rules...going through the help menus, looking for other templates...nothing.
The calculations are simple and they work, but not enough flexibility with the schedule.
I can't attach the file because you do not work with iWork?
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by: 5pirPosted on 2009-09-10 at 09:53:45ID: 25302066
Not sure I understand properly (I agree being able to attach .numbers files would be helpful...) but I was able to do the following
Cell B2: Cell format: "pop-up Menu", with a list of "in" times (6:00am, 6:15am, 6:30am, etc)
Cell C2: Cell format: "pop-up Menu", with a list of "out" times (3:00pm, 3:15pm, 3:30pm, etc)
Cell D2: Cell format: "Automatic" with unit slider spanning both "Hr" and "Min" (use the sides of the slider to expand it), with the following formula "=C2-B2"
Whatever you pick in cells B2 and C2, you will get the time difference in cell D2.