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title: "Edit duration fields"
slug: "editing-duration-fields"
updated: 2026-04-24T16:55:40Z
published: 2026-04-24T16:55:40Z
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# Edit duration fields

You can enter duration field values in three different formats:

**Numbers**

You can enter durations using numbers, for example 3, .56, -7, or 1.24, "." and "-" characters are allowed.

**Time format**

You can also use time format 00:00:00 for durations. Hours, minutes, and seconds are displayed in two-digit numbers separated by colons. For example, use 02:00:00 to indicate 2 hours.

**Number + Unit format**

You can enter durations in a number + unit format, for example 3 wks. The following table lists all the accepted units and abbreviations you can use in this format.

| Unit | Accepted abbreviations |
| --- | --- |
| Seconds | sec | secs | second | seconds |
| Minutes | min | mins | minute | minutes |
| Hours | hr | hrs | hour | hours |
| Days |  |  | day | days |
| Weeks | wk | wks | week | weeks |