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Default How to show brackets around a negative number

Hi Afsha,

Go to Format Cells - choose Number - Under negative number section...choose
fourth one. Thanks.
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Click on Yes, if it is useful.

Thanks & Best Regards,
Dilip Kumar Pandey
MBA, BCA, B.Com(Hons.)


New Delhi, India


"Afsha" wrote:

I have a negative number in a math calulation in Excel. I would like the cell
to automatically put brackets around this or to be able to format it this
way.... I have gone into Format/Cells/Number, but cannot find a way of doing
this here....

Any suggestions?