What is TIMEVALUE function in Excel?
TIMEVALUE function is one of Date and Time functions in Microsoft Excel that returns the decimal number of the time represented by a text string. The decimal number is a value ranging from 0 (zero) to 0.99988426, representing the times from 0:00:00 (12:00:00 AM) to 23:59:59 (11:59:59 P.M.).
Syntax of TIMEVALUE function
TIMEVALUE(time_text)
The TIMEVALUE function syntax has the following arguments:
- Time_text Required. A text string that represents a time in any one of the Microsoft Excel time formats; for example, “6:45 PM” and “18:45” text strings within quotation marks that represent time.
TIMEVALUE formula explanation
- Date information in time_text is ignored.
- Time values are a portion of a date value and represented by a decimal number (for example, 12:00 PM is represented as 0.5 because it is half of a day).
Example of TIMEVALUE function
Steps to follow:
1. Open a new Excel worksheet.
2. Copy data in the following table below and paste it in cell A1
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| Formula | Description | Result |
| =TIMEVALUE(“2:24 AM”) | Decimal part of a day, with only the time specified. | 0.10 |
| =TIMEVALUE(“22-Aug-2011 6:35 AM”) | Decimal part of a day, with date and time specified. | 0.2743 |