In the following table: | [2016-07-03 Sun]--[2016-07-04 Mon] | 1d | d | | [2016-07-03 Sun]--[2016-07-05 Tue] | 2d | 2 d | #+TBLFM: $3=$2 The second column is computed by pressing C-u C-c C-y. This sequence calculates the time difference between the time-stamps in the previous column and inserts the difference in the current column. This is fine. Now, for the third column, I insert the formula listed at the bottom of the table. Once applied, the result of the formula for the fist row is just "d" instead of "1d". So, it seems that the value is not copied correctly. This seems to work fine if the time-stamp range is greater than one day. Also, for the second row, the value is copied correctly but there is an extra " " inserted between the number and the "d" letter. This might not be desirable. Appending "D" at the end of the formula, yields the same result: | [2016-07-03 Sun]--[2016-07-04 Mon] | 1d | d | | [2016-07-03 Sun]--[2016-07-05 Tue] | 2d | 2 d | #+TBLFM: $3=$2;D I also tried appending "T" at the end of the formula: | [2016-07-03 Sun]--[2016-07-04 Mon] | 1d | 00:00:01 | | [2016-07-03 Sun]--[2016-07-05 Tue] | 2d | 00:00:02 | #+TBLFM: $3=$2;T The numeric value is copied correctly but the days are now changed to seconds. 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