How to Format Time to Milliseconds in Excel

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Last updated on March 28, 2023

In this tutorial, you will learn how to format time to milliseconds in Excel.

 

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Format Time to Milliseconds

Say you have the time values below in Excel with hours, minutes, and seconds displayed, and you want to show milliseconds as well.

 

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Follow these steps to create a custom time format that displays milliseconds:

  1. Select the cells with times (B2:B8) and right-click anywhere in the selected area. Then click Format Cells (or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + 1).

 

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  1. In the Format Cells window, go to the Number tab, select Custom from the Category list, and enter h:mm:ss.000 in the Type text box.

 

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As a result, all of the time values are displayed with milliseconds as decimals.

 

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