Elapsed-Timers Created with Spreadsheet Software

 

Created by David Alderoty © 2012

 

This website provides software-based

Elapsed-Timers in the spreadsheet and JavaScript format

 

To contact the author (David Alderoty) use this

e‑mail address: David@TechForText.com, or left click

on the link below for a website communication form.

 

Link for a Website Communication Form

 

 

This website also provides LINKS to a number of other websites created by the author that provide free downloads of various types of practical timing devices, and information on time management, which are presented below:

 

www.TechForText.com/Time

The above is a webpage that lists a number of websites

 

www.TechForText.com/Time-Management

 

www.TechForText.com/Timing-Devices-Created-with-Spreadsheet-Software

 

www.TechForText.com/Clocks

 

www.TechForText.com/Project-Timers-and-Calendars

 

www.TechForText.com/Elapsed-Timers

 

www.TechForText.com/Experimental-Elapsed-Timers

 

The Software on This Website, and The Downloads

 

Below there are timing devices that were originally created with Microsoft Excel, but they were electronically converted to JavaScript so that they can function over the Internet, in conventional web browsers.  If you are interested in practical use of these devices, or you want to study the formulas and code used to create the devices, you can download zipped folders with the Excel and JavaScript versions, with the links presented at the end of this paragraph.  The Excel versions with the words Formula Study provide direct access to the formulas used to create this software.  The Excel versions are available for Excel 2003, and 2007-2010, in the same folder.  The Excel devices require Windows and Microsoft Excel, and the JavaScript devices should function with any modern operating system, but it was only tested with Windows. Remove the software from the zipped folder before you use it. This applies to both the Excel and JavaScript versions.

Left click on these words to download a zipped

folder with the Excel versions of the Elapsed-Timers

 

 

Left click on these words to download a zipped

folder with the JavaScript versions of the Elapsed-Timers

 

 

Instructions For The Excel And JavaScript Elapsed Timers

 

The elapsed timers presented on this website, measure time with one or more of the following: hours, minutes, and/or seconds.  To use these devices, delete the start date and start time in the white input boxes.  Then, enter the start date and start time that you want to use as time zero.  You must enter the start date in terms of Months/Days/Years, such as 6/272012.  The time must be entered in the JavaScript versions in military format, for example 14:30 instead of 2:30 PM.  In the Excel versions, the time must be entered in the conventional style, such as 2:30 PM. There must be exactly one space between the time and the AM or PM.  All of the following are examples that are incorrect, and will not function in this software 2:30PM, 2:30 PM., and 2:30 P.M.

 

 

 

Important Note about Timing Devices

Created With Spreadsheet Software

 

It is important to understand that timing devices that were created with Microsoft Excel, or similar spreadsheet software, must be updated to obtain the correct time and date.  For example, if a timing device created with spreadsheet software is opened on your computer on August 23, 2012, at 4:26 PM, it will indicate the above time and date.  This date and time will not change, even if you leave the software opened on your computer for a week, unless you update it.  You can update the spreadsheet versions either by entering or deleting numbers, and clicking with the mouse, or by opening and closing the software.  When a JavaScript timing device is created with spreadsheet software, the exact same concept applies.  That is the software will not register any changes in date or time unless it is updated as indicated above.   However, with the JavaScript versions, I often provide an update button, which the user can press to update the date and time.

      All of the above usually does not result in any practical problems, because most people frequently open and close software, and/or enter or delete data, which automatically updates the time and date.  When this is a problem, alternative timing software should be used.  

 

Another Important Note

 

The date and time displayed on the timing devices created with spreadsheet software, including JavaScript versions, access the date and time on your computer's clock.  Thus, if the time and date on your computer is incorrect, the date and time on the spreadsheet and JavaScript software will also be incorrect.  If the timing mechanism on your computer malfunctions, this will also be reflected in the time and date displayed by the software.

The JavaScript software on this website

Below there are five links to open five online JavaScript devices.  This is followed by a JavaScript device that is embedded in this webpage, which contains all five devices.  To open the link left click on it with the mouse, and for the embedded version scroll down.   

 

0-Five Elapsed Timers

 

1-Elapsed Timer for Hours, Minutes, and Seconds

 

2-Elapsed Timer for Hours, Minutes, and Seconds

 

3-Elapsed Timer for Hours, and Fractions of an Hour

 

4-Elapsed Timer for Minutes, and Fractions of a Minute

 

5-Elapsed Timer for Seconds, and Fractions of a Second

 

  
              Five Elapsed Timers  
  The four devices presented below are elapsed timers. To use them, delete the date and time in the white input boxes, and enter the date and time you want to use as time zero.  
   
   
   
  Elapsed Timer for Hours, Minutes, and Seconds  
  To use this elapse timer delete the time in the input box below, and then enter the start time, in the Excel version as: HOUR: MINUTES AM or PM. For example: 10:35 AM. If the start date and/or start time is in the future, this device will display ############, until the precise start time and date are reached. Then it will start counting elapsed time from that point onward.  
   
   
   
    In this device, enter the time in MILITARY FORMAT, in the online JavaScript version. For example: 1:30 AM, in military format is 13:30 However, with the Excel version, you must enter the time in the conventional AM / PM format.    
       
       
       
      Enter Start Time      
           
             
      Enter Start Date      
           
    The start time and date you entered is:    
       
             
       
             
     
             
             
  Elapsed Timer for Hours, Minutes, and Seconds  
  To use this elapse timer delete the time in the input box below, and then enter the start date on the left, and the start time on the right. If the start date and/or start time is in the future, this device will display ############, until the precise start time and date are reached. Then it will start counting elapsed time from that point onward.  
   
   
   
             
  In this device, enter the time in MILITARY FORMAT, in the online JavaScript version. For example: 1:30 AM, in military format is 13:30 However, with the Excel version, you must enter the time in the conventional AM / PM format.  
   
   
  Start date: Start Time:    
             
  The start time you entered is  
       
     
             
             
             
  Elapsed Timer for Hours, and Fractions of an Hour Presented in Decimals  
  This device measures time in hours, and fractions of an hour, calculated to 10 decimal places. This device has the functionality to provide a countdown to the designated start time. For example, if you set a start time, 24 hours in advance, you will see a countdown starting from -24 and the number will change to a positive number when the designated start time is reached. You can set a designated start time, hours, days, weeks, months, or even years, in advance, and this timing device will provide a precise countdown.  
   
   
   
  To use this elapsed timer delete the time in the input box below, and  
  then enter the start date on the left, and the start time on the right.  
             
  In this device, enter the time in MILITARY FORMAT, in the online JavaScript version. For example: 1:30 AM, in military format is 13:30 However, with the Excel version, you must enter the time in the conventional AM / PM format.  
   
   
  Start date: Start Time:    
             
  The start time you entered is  
    The elapsed time is presented in hours, and    
  fractions of an hour in terms of decimals  
   
     
             
             
             
Elapsed Timer for Minutes, and Fractions of a Minutes Presented in Decimals
  This device measures time in minutes, and fractions of a minute, calculated to 11 decimal places. This device has the functionality to provide a countdown to the designated start time, in minutes and fractions of a minute, which is displayed with a minus sign, such as -3.5 minutes. You can set a designated start time, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or even years, in advance, and this timing device will provide a precise countdown. When the start time is reached the elapsed time is displayed with a positive number.  
   
   
   
  To use this elapsed timer delete the time in the input box below, and  
  then enter the start date on the left, and the start time on the right.  
             
  In this device, enter the time in MILITARY FORMAT, in the online JavaScript version. For example: 1:30 AM, in military format is 13:30 However, with the Excel version, you must enter the time in the conventional AM / PM format.  
   
   
  Start date: Start Time:    
             
  The start time you entered is:  
    The elapsed time is presented in minutes, and    
  fractions of a minute in terms of decimals  
   
     
             
             
             
Elapsed Timer for Seconds, and Fractions of a Seconds Presented in Decimals
  This device measures time in seconds, and fractions of the second, calculated to 9 decimal places. This device has the functionality to provide a countdown to the designated start time, in seconds and fractions of a seconds, which is displayed with a minus sign, such as -300 seconds. You can set a designated start time, seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or even years, in advance, and this timing device will provide a precise countdown. When the start time is reached the elapsed time is displayed with a positive number.  
   
   
   
  To use this elapsed timer delete the time in the input box below, and  
  then enter the start date on the left, and the start time on the right.  
             
  In this device, enter the time in MILITARY FORMAT, in the online JavaScript version. For example: 1:30 AM, in military format is 13:30 However, with the Excel version, you must enter the time in the conventional AM / PM format.  
   
   
  Start date: Start Time:    
             
  The start time you entered is  
    The elapsed time is presented in seconds, and    
  fractions of a second in terms of decimals