
Excel Timesheets | Add & Convert | General Knowledge |
Part A. Create a basic Excel Timesheet | Add up Hours in Excel | How does excel calculate hours |
Part B. Insert Unpaid Lunch Breaks | Convert Conventional Hours into a Decimal # | How does excel calculate dates |
Part C. Calculate Overtime Pay | Convert Hours and Minutes into Minutes | Express Log in and Log out in Excel |
Timesheets for Night Shifts | Average Hours ignoring Zero's and Error Values | Entering only the last 2 digits of a year |
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How do I add the current time into a timesheet?
Short Answer:
Ctrl + Shift + : (Colon)
Long Answer:
You can log in, or log out in your Excel Timesheet quickly using a keyboard shortcut.
Select an empty cell.
Press together Ctrl + Shift + : (colon).
The current time in inserted into your worksheet.
The time is static and will not update itself as time goes on.
[Do not use =NOW(), as it automatically updates itself to show the current time].

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