How to Add and Subtract Time Durations by Hand Add and subtract hours, minutes and seconds by hand. Follow worked examples for durations, breaks, overnight intervals and weekly totals. Table of contents Decide whether the values are durations or clock readings Add durations using total minutes Subtract durations without losing an hour Include seconds with […]
Home / Guides / Topic hub Practical guide Convert a Timesheet Column to Decimal Hours Without Losing the Total Choose one input format, preserve the original durations, and export both row conversions and a reconciled total. This workflow works with a copied column of elapsed times. Table of contents Identify what the column actually contains […]
Home / Hours & Pay Calculators and Guides Work planning Monthly Work Hours: Actual Calendar vs. 173.33-Hour Average Understand why a month can contain 160, 168, 176 or 184 scheduled hours and when an annual monthly average answers a different question. Table of contents Actual months do not all contain four weeks Where the 173.33-hour […]
Home / Hours & Pay How to Convert Salary to Hourly Pay with the Right Baseline Choose weekly hours and paid weeks before converting salary to hourly pay. Compare part-time schedules, monthly salary and unpaid leave with worked examples. Table of contents Write down what the number represents Compare the same weekly schedule Handle paid […]
Home / Hours & Pay How to Calculate Clock-Out Time with Lunch and Overnight Shifts Calculate a departure time from paid hours and unpaid lunch. Follow same-day and overnight examples, avoid decimal-time mistakes, and check your result. Table of contents Separate the three inputs Example with two unpaid breaks Example across midnight Avoid the 7.30 […]
Seconds to Decimal Hours: Formula, Examples and Accuracy Checks Convert seconds to decimal hours with a simple formula, worked examples, rounding checks and guidance for checking duration totals. Table of contents The conversion formula and its units Convert a duration containing hours, minutes and seconds Build a reference check before processing a file Add the […]
Convert HH:MM:SS Durations to Decimal Hours Convert HH:MM:SS durations to decimal hours, including seconds, totals over 24 hours, input validation and common conversion mistakes. Table of contents Read the three components correctly Follow a complete example Use total seconds as a checking column Handle durations longer than a day Decide how to handle seconds and […]
Home / Guides / Topic hub Practical guide Why Decimal Hours Totals Differ After Rounding Rounding each timesheet row can produce a different total from adding the original durations and rounding once. Compare the two methods before investigating missing time. Table of contents A 30-minute example that produces 0.51 hours Separate source data from display […]
Home / Guides / Hours & Pay Practical guide Check a Decimal-Time CSV Before a Payroll Import Confirm the expected unit, decimal separator, row rounding and treatment of overtime before importing a converted time column. Table of contents Confirm the destination format Keep identifiers outside the public tool Compare row counts and control totals Inspect […]
Home / Hours & pay Excel time conversion Convert Minutes to Decimal Hours in Excel: Formulas & Examples Use the formula that matches your input: minutes, a time duration, or separate hours and minutes. Table of contents Choose the right Excel formula Convert a column of minutes step by step Convert hours and minutes stored […]