How To Change the Default Time Format

Microsoft Excel by default recognizes the time we enter into a cell, depending on our time zone. 

For example:

If we enter 3:00 PM, excel will interpret it as time and display it as 3:00 PM, 15:00, or 15:00:00 depending upon our default time format.

In order to change the Time format:

• Select a desired Cell 
• Then press Ctrl + 1, to open the format cell dialog box 
• Select Number tab, then in Category choose the Time option
• You can Choose Time Format as Per Requirement.

Once we’ve selected our desired time format, we need to click on the OK button. Excel will change the default time format to our specified time format.

Excel has a built-in time feature that is simple to use and can save you a lot of time. We can insert current Data and Time into a worksheet cell using Excel’s built-in functions. When you enter a date or time into a cell, the date and time are displayed in the cell’s default date and time format. The regional date and time settings entered in Control Panel determine this default format, which changes when those settings are changed in Control Panel. Numbers can be displayed in a variety of date and time formats, the majority of which are unaffected by Control Panel settings.

We can use Excel time features to

• Convert time to decimal numbers
• Add the time of two different units
• Calculate elapsed time

Note: Elapsed time is the amount of time between the start of an event or task to its end.