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Format time cells in Excel to display AM/PM times but not the AM or PM

Hello,

In Excel (2013), is it possible to format a cell so that it displays AM/PM times but not the AM or PM?

For example, in both the Time & Custom sections of Cell Formatting, I found several different options for 24 hour (ie military time) formatting:

11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00

and several options for AM/PM formatting:

11:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 12:30 PM, 1:00 PM, 1:30 PM, 2:00 PM

However, I'm trying to find a formatting setting which matches the AM/PM example but without the AM/PM:

11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00

In other words, I'd like to have all times >= 1:00 PM to display as 1:00, 1:30, …etc.

Thanks

Alan

Hi,

Maybe not directly, but you can do it like this (time is in A1):

=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(TEXT(A1,"h:mmAM/PM"),"a.m.",""),"p.m.","")

If your 'AM / PM' formats differ, then change the entries in the substitutions. For example (without the periods between the am and pm):

=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(TEXT(A1,"h:mmAM/PM"),"am",""),"pm","")

Note that the result is a string, rather than a time value, but if you are doing this for display purposes, rather than for any further calculation, that might not be a problem for you.

HTH,

Alan.

Rgonzo1971

Hi,

You could customize you format in Format / Custom

hh:mm[line feed] AM/PM

Your cell must have wrap cell to be able to show multiline cells therefore hide the second one

to enter the Line feed : Alt+0010 at the numeric Pad
see example

Regards
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