Using three Microsoft Excel functions, you can easily parse time components from a full date value.

Q. Is there a quick way to enter dates and times in an Excel spreadsheet? A. To enter the current date, select a cell and press Ctrl+; (that’s Ctrl and then the semicolon). To enter the current time, ...

Save time and effort by learning how to use the TIME() function in Excel to enter a series of incremental times in this step-by-step guide.

Enter test data to verify cells are oriented properly and the formula is working as intended. For example, if the "Clock In" time is 14:00 and "Clock Out" time is 18:30, "Total Hours" should be 4.5.

Sometimes you just want to tell Excel what it is you want your formula to do. It'd be a lot easier if you could just say "sort this data in ascending order and find its average" i ...