Trac^© FAQ’s #19

How is time entered in the Time Start Spray and Time Finish Spray columns on the SprayData worksheet?

Time Start Spray and Time Finish Spray must be entered in the proper format for the program to calculate time-dependent entries, such as the Earliest Harvestable Date on the SprayData worksheet and the Safe Re-entry Time on the Central Posting Form. Use either a 12-hour or a 24-hour (military) time format. Whenever your time entries are in a proper format, Trac will automatically convert them to military time.

On the SprayData worksheet, move the cursor over the small, red triangle in the top right corner of the Time Start Spray or Time Finish Spray cell to see time entry examples in the Comment Box.

12-hour Time Formats:

A space (spacebar entry) is required between the numerical time and the “a”, “p”, “am” or “pm” indicator.

On the hour — Enter the hour then a space then either “a”, “p”, “am” or “pm”.

Hour and minutes — Enter the hour then a colon (:) then the minutes then a space then either “a”, “p”, “am”, or “pm”.

12-hour Examples:

Enter Screen Shows

10 a 10:00

1:15 p 13:15

24-hour Time Formats (military time):

On the hour — Enter the hour and a colon (:). The colon is required.

Hour and minutes — Enter the hour then a colon then the minutes.

24-hour Examples:

Enter Screen Shows

10: 10:00

13:15 13:15