Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread Joe Conner
If you want time displayed in 24 hour format: FORMAT => CELL => TIME => choose 13:37:46 QED. Joe On 6/28/23 16:55, James wrote: I created a spreadsheet with 3 columns: a1 -> 11:28 b1 -> p.m. c1 -> =IFS(B1="p.m.",A1+24,A1+24) c1 always displays 11:28 On 2023-06-28 17:10, Alan B wrote:

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread Alan B
Don't know where you are on this at the moment but, apologies, I overlooked using the a.m./p.m. indicator in the text string. A solution that does not overlook that is to use a formula in an adjacent cell to convert the text value to a time value and then format that time value to display as you

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
Done. On 2023-06-28 17:09, Steve Edmonds wrote: It depends how you want the sheet to function. If you use Edit>Find and Replace... find a.m. replace with AM, find p.m. replace with PM it automatically converts. On 29/06/2023 08:31, James wrote: I have text fields like: 10:06:59 a.m.

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
I created a spreadsheet with 3 columns: a1 -> 11:28 b1 -> p.m. c1 -> =IFS(B1="p.m.",A1+24,A1+24) c1 always displays 11:28 On 2023-06-28 17:10, Alan B wrote: Select the text fields, hopefully they are in a column or columns. After selecting the fields select "Data > Text to Columns..." from

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
detect special numbers looks checked but I can't uncheck it. I looked at it to see if it was the problem with converting text to columns. On 2023-06-28 17:10, Alan B wrote: Select the text fields, hopefully they are in a column or columns. After selecting the fields select "Data > Text to

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread Rob Jasper
James, Format thew column as time Select the column and query/replace a.m. with AM Select the column and query/replace p.m. with PM Thats all. Success, Rob > Op 28 jun. 2023, om 23:31 heeft James het volgende > geschreven: > > That seems to leave 11 pm as 11:00 (I expect 23:00). > Maybe I

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
That seems to leave 11 pm as 11:00 (I expect 23:00). Maybe I am doing it wrong. On 2023-06-28 17:10, Alan B wrote: Select the text fields, hopefully they are in a column or columns. After selecting the fields select "Data > Text to Columns..." from the menu In the Text to Columns dialog box

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread Alan B
Select the text fields, hopefully they are in a column or columns. After selecting the fields select "Data > Text to Columns..." from the menu In the Text to Columns dialog box select the following options: For "Separator Options" tick "Separated by". The only separator option that should be

Re: [libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread Steve Edmonds
It depends how you want the sheet to function. If you use Edit>Find and Replace... find a.m. replace with AM, find p.m. replace with PM it automatically converts. On 29/06/2023 08:31, James wrote: I have text fields like: 10:06:59 a.m. 8:57:36 p.m. How do I convert them to 24-hour time

[libreoffice-users] text fields to time fields

2023-06-28 Thread James
I have text fields like: 10:06:59 a.m. 8:57:36 p.m. How do I convert them to 24-hour time fields? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Ubuntu messed up LO!

2023-06-28 Thread Steve Edmonds
I decided many years ago to stick with my distributions (SUSE) packaging of LO, not for the ease of installation but for the ease of uninstalling and rollback (a 2 minute job) when I encountered an issue in LO that interrupted my work flow and then roll forward again when the issue was

[libreoffice-users] Libre Office on Mac (Silicon) - menu failure

2023-06-28 Thread Julie Porter
I have been using Libre Office for many years without any problems, and since 2020 on a Mac book. Over recent months the second level of the menu has stopped working: Eg. I cannot turn tracked changes on and off. I click "Edit" and the drop down menu appears, I click "Track Changes" and the side