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Asked: 2026-05-16T07:58:21+00:00

I have few columns in an excel sheet for which I need to do

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I have few columns in an excel sheet for which I need to do a summation. The cell contains data in this format: hh:mm.

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I need the summation in the cell below them. I’m not able to identify how should I format the cells and what to write in the formula!

I have MSEXCEL 2007.

EDIT: Included DATA.

Say I have this much data (Sorry looks weired, please consider spaces as next cell):

3:20
1:30
2:20
1:12
1:00
1:00
1:40
7:55
0:15
0:20
1:20
1:30
3:20
0:15
1:20
1:17
0:33
1:20
2:25
2:54
0:19
0:10
1:35
1:45
2:15
0:20
0:45
0:17
4:47
3:00
1:00
5:30
0:30
0:05
1:50
4:05
2:18
1:15
3:05
0:30
0:10
3:00
0:45
3:00
5:05
6:00
1:20
2:20
0:13
0:20
5:20
5:20
0:20
0:09
6:55
0:20
3:11
2:30
7:00
7:00
0:20
0:14
8:46
0:15
5:10
0:20
0:25
2:05
0:10
3:17
2:59
0:25
1:35
0:15
1:05
0:35
1:55
2:40
0:30
2:05
0:20
0:17
3:20
1:15
4:30
1:20
0:10
1:35
1:00
1:55
0:50
0:15
1:10
0:10
1:45
1:00
0:50
1:10
1:25
1:05
1:50
0:12
0:30
1:15
0:45
3:30
1:35
0:15
0:10
0:50
0:30
7:10
0:18
1:15
0:20
0:25
1:15
3:00
1:00
0:25
3:39
0:13
2:47
0:25
1:05
0:26
0:15
0:25
3:14
2:45
0:40
2:20
0:38
0:12
2:37
2:03
6:55
0:18
4:30
0:10
1:00
3:45
2:40
0:10
0:29
1:18
0:50
0:56
5:44
0:14
0:30
0:15
1:00
5:25
2:05
0:55
0:09
4:05
0:35
0:30
0:10
0:15
3:08
2:53
2:43
0:31
1:25
0:10
1:43
1:00
1:20
1:20
0:15
1:30
5:05
2:55
0:20
0:10
4:25
2:40
0:08
0:13
0:12
9:50
0:15
0:25
0:10
4:30
0:35
0:15
0:10
1:20
1:00
3:09
2:41
7:34
0:11
1:05
0:20
0:10
1:59
0:20
2:02
0:38
0:35
2:15
0:22
0:12
4:37
0:35
2:10
0:10
1:54
2:50
0:40
3:12
0:09
0:09
1:21
0:35
3:30
3:00
0:25
0:29
0:16
7:21
0:05
4:52
2:30
0:45
0:25
0:40
0:20
3:48
0:37
2:53
0:15
0:50
1:40
0:13
2:11
1:30
0:50
0:38
0:05
1:55
0:39
2:02
0:43
1:56
0:10
0:15
4:29
0:40
0:35
0:15
0:44
2:17
0:14
0:08
3:09
0:49
0:58
2:21
1:38
2:02
1:23
0:49
2:44
0:16
8:28
0:17
7:37
0:25
7:34
0:23
0:12
4:32
0:50
0:30
2:05
0:50
7:39
1:10
1:30
0:24
1:40
0:05
2:55
0:10
7:48
0:10
0:10
0:14
2:37
2:04
1:01
2:35
0:06
6:42
0:20
0:20
0:13
5:53
0:27
2:55
0:10
0:28
0:11
1:46
1:55
0:59
4:40
0:08
6:19
0:18
0:45
3:18
0:50
2:20
0:20
0:10
6:10
0:21
0:09
0:20
5:52
0:23
1:46
0:10
7:03
0:20
3:55
1:02
1:52
0:28
2:54
0:17
0:11
1:45
0:10
5:52
0:50
1:20
0:10
0:20
3:36
0:55
0:25
0:25
0:14
0:41
2:58
0:10
0:10
1:03
0:35
1:10
1:33
0:30
4:10
0:18
6:03
0:26
2:57
0:53
6:58
0:32
1:57
0:25
5:09
3:16
6:08
2:20
3:59
4:17
5:15
0:31
2:40
5:34
0:58
2:36
6:13
0:26
2:55
5:48
6:40
1:30
0:30
1:14
0:50
0:20
0:20
0:25
2:05
5:04
0:35
2:09
1:02
0:45
5:22
0:30
7:55
8:11
5:37
3:03
3:34
6:50
2:55
2:30
0:40
0:31
3:54
7:05
0:27
1:08
3:29
0:29
2:56
0:20
0:42
0:05
6:00
0:37
0:28
2:10
0:40
0:25
2:45
0:30
3:37
0:55
1:40
0:40
3:05
5:42
0:10
1:15
8:01
6:50
7:21
6:30
7:13
7:00
6:25
1:30
4:11
0:37
1:10
9:22
6:40
9:15
0:10
0:45
0:45
0:30
1:00
1:15
1:50
0:30
2:15
0:25
0:50
1:10
3:03
1:10
0:55
0:20
2:25
1:10
0:10
0:10
0:50
2:50
0:15
2:50
1:00
0:45
1:00
1:15
4:15
0:20
0:20
1:20
0:00
0:10
4:55
0:35
1:40
11:15
1:03
3:55
0:20
0:18
0:07
0:10
1:40
0:59
2:20
0:10
0:50
0:30
0:17
1:56
1:40
0:55
0:30
0:57
0:45
3:53
0:32
0:25
0:35
0:05
3:38
0:32
2:28
0:38
2:39
0:20
0:40
1:20
0:20
0:07
2:46
0:39
1:15
1:24
2:53
1:35
0:35
2:40
0:25
0:47
0:10
1:35
1:08
1:12
0:16
1:18
0:26
0:25
0:44
0:11
0:10
0:07
0:15
0:14
0:17
4:40
0:39
0:25
0:50
0:20
6:15
1:37
0:17
3:45
0:38
0:30
1:20
5:45
0:40
0:50
2:15
0:48
0:27
0:08
0:12
1:45
0:25
0:17
0:07
0:06
0:35
5:53
0:15
0:47
6:55
1:20
0:38
1:00
0:15
3:55
1:35
0:25
5:27
0:28
0:45
0:05
3:38
0:55
0:55
2:00
0:13
0:35
5:10
0:35
0:20
0:10
0:50
0:35
2:37
3:25
0:30
0:45
0:35
0:15
1:28
1:00
0:15
0:35
0:50
1:50
0:10
0:45
0:50
1:20
0:45
2:05
0:30
1:04
0:47
0:40
0:28
0:27
1:30
1:05
0:30
0:56
0:15
0:35
1:00
1:30
2:18
0:55
1:13
0:34
0:09
3:45
0:40
1:00
0:40
0:30
2:15
1:55
3:00
2:13
0:25
0:34
0:49
2:45
1:48
0:42
2:10
0:30
0:30
0:10
3:35
0:30
1:00
1:15
3:09
3:55
4:20
4:10
1:35
1:20
0:32
0:55
1:05
2:29
0:35
0:25
1:02
1:10
1:55
0:55
0:45
0:12
2:03
0:20
0:30
1:37
0:43
0:40
5:35
3:41
0:44
0:28
1:10
0:22
0:25
0:07
3:25
1:59
0:45
1:59
0:25
1:47
0:23
3:36
2:06
1:43
0:35
0:45
0:30
2:04
2:25
5:10
0:45
1:30
4:20
1:00
0:30
0:50
0:45
0:29
1:10
1:20
4:30
0:45
1:15
3:25
0:30
3:40
0:35
0:29
1:20
0:17
4:39
0:31
0:55
0:20
0:20
6:50
3:00
0:30
1:47
0:15
0:35
0:10
2:45
0:40
0:10
0:30
1:58
0:25
0:18
0:50
0:23
0:16
3:04
0:15
0:55
0:42
3:17
0:20
0:15
0:51
0:41
4:35
3:35
0:45
0:20
0:15
0:45
0:55
1:05
2:50
2:15
0:30
2:10
0:25
0:10
2:35
1:02
0:40
0:25
2:25
0:15
19:08
0:30
1:35
2:50
3:39
7:18
7:46
0:51
0:22
4:17
0:39
1:12
0:17
0:15
0:10
0:21
1:19
5:19
0:25
2:14
0:18
1:45
0:32
0:55
1:25
0:35

And the normal SUM I’m getting is: 00:36

What am I missing?

Any help appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Sum them as normal =SUM(A2:A3) and set the cell format mask for the result cell as d hh:mm or [h]:mm

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