How to convert time format from 12 hour to 24 hour and vice versa in Excel?
When you work on Excel in your daily work, you may use different time format under different conditions, such as 12 hour format and 24 hour format as following screenshot shown. But, how could you convert time format from 12 hour to 24 hour and vice versa in Excel?
Convert time format between 12 hour and 24 hour with formulas
Convert time format between 12 hour and 24 hour with formulas
The following formulas can help you to convert the time format from 12 hour to 24 hour and vice versa.
Convert time format from 12 hour to 24 hour:
Please enter this formula: =TEXT(A2,"[hh]:mm:ss") into a blank cell where you want to output the result, and then drag the fill handle down to the cells that you want to apply this formula, and all the time format has been converted from 12 hour to 24 hour, see screenshot:
Convert time format from 24 hour to 12 hour:
To convert the time format from 24 hour to 12 hour, please type this formula: =TEXT(A2,"hh:mm:ss AM/PM") into a blank cell to locate the result, and drag the fill handle down to the cells that you want to contain this formula, and all the 24 hour time format cells have been converted to 12 hour format, see screenshot:
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