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Excel is an incredibly powerful and versatile tool that can be used in a variety of different settings. One of the most useful functions of Excel is its ability to check if a given time is between two other times. This function can be especially helpful for scheduling tasks or events, or for tracking time-sensitive projects and activities. With Excel, you can quickly and easily check if a given time is within a given range, saving you time and reducing the potential for errors. In this tutorial, we will discuss the importance of Excel’s ability to check if a given time is between two other times. We’ll also provide step-by-step instructions for how to use this feature in Excel.
You can use the following formula in Excel to check if the time in a given cell is between two specific times:
=IF(AND(C2>=MIN(A2:B2),C2<=MAX(A2:B2)),"Yes","No")
This particular formula checks if the time in cell C2 is between the start time in cell A2 and the end time in cell B2, then returns either “Yes” or “No” as a result.
The following example shows how to use this formula in practice.
Example: Check if Time is Between Two Times in Excel
Suppose we have the following dataset in Excel that shows start times and end times along with the time that some specific event occurred:
Suppose we would like to determine if each event occurred between the start and end times in each row.
To do so, we can type the following formula into cell D2:
=IF(AND(C2>=MIN(A2:B2),C2<=MAX(A2:B2)),"Yes","No")
We can then drag and fill this formula down to each remaining cell in column D:
Column D now displays either “Yes” or “No” to indicate if each Event Time is within the Start Time and End Time for each row.
For example:
- The first event time of 7:54 AM is between the start time of 1:15 AM and 8:12 AM so column D returns Yes.
- The second event time of 10:40 AM is between the start time of 2:12 AM and 10:40 AM so column D returns Yes.
- The third event time of 5:18 AM is not between the start time of 3:15 AM and 5:15 AM so column D returns No.
And so on.
Note #1: If the event time is equal to either the start or end time, the function will return Yes since we used <= and >= symbols in our IF function.
Note #2:You could choose values other than “Yes” or “No” in the IF function if you’d like to return other values.
In conclusion, this tutorial showed how to use the IF function in Excel to check if a time in a given cell is between two specific times. This can be a useful tool for quickly determining if a specific event occurred within a given time frame. Additionally, this tutorial provided two examples of how to use this formula in practice.
By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you can easily check if a time is within two specific times in Excel.