TIMEVALUE function - The function returns the decimal number of time expressed as a text string in Excel
The following article introduces you to the TIMEVALUE function - one of the functions in the date and time group is very popular in Excel.
Description: The function returns the decimal number of time indicated by a text string. The decimal number that the function returns is from 0 to 0.99988426, which corresponds to the time from 0:00:00 (12:00:00 AM) to 23:59:59 (11:59:59 PM).
Syntax: TIMEVALUE (time_text)
Where: time_text is the time value expressed in the text to be expressed in decimal.
Attention:
- Date information in time_text is ignored.
- The time value is part of the date value and is expressed as a decimal.
For example:
Find the decimal value corresponding to the time value below:
- In the cell to calculate, enter the formula: = TIMEVALUE ("2:35:59").
- Press Enter -> corresponding values are:
- Similarly, enter the formula for the remaining values:
- Where two values with the same time but different dates -> the function returns the same result -> the date value in the TIMEVALUE function is ignored:
- In case you enter the formula as the reference value to cell F11:
- Press Enter -> function returns the #VALUE! Error value So you should enter the time_text value as a text string when working with TIMEVALUE:
Above are instructions and some specific examples when using TIMEVALUE function in Excel.
Good luck!
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