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I have Excel 2002 (XP) on my present laptop. I need to be able to display
negative numbers/currency values in parentheses using accounting format but
with an input locale of UK set in Regional Options in Control Panel (where I
live) the option is not available (only the "-" sign). However with an input
locale of USA the negative parentheses options are all available and work
fine. I have set the negative number formats in Regional Options (Windows
XP) to show parentheses in both number and currency formats but these don't
wash through to Excel. I had this problem before on a previous machine and
found a fix but I can't remember what or where - I know I didn't have to set
up a Custom format though! I seem to rember changing a registry value?
Can anyone please help - it's driving me nuts!
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Format cells - number - select the one with parentheses

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I have Excel 2002 (XP) on my present laptop. I need to be able to display
negative numbers/currency values in parentheses using accounting format but
with an input locale of UK set in Regional Options in Control Panel (where I
live) the option is not available (only the "-" sign). However with an input
locale of USA the negative parentheses options are all available and work
fine. I have set the negative number formats in Regional Options (Windows
XP) to show parentheses in both number and currency formats but these don't
wash through to Excel. I had this problem before on a previous machine and
found a fix but I can't remember what or where - I know I didn't have to set
up a Custom format though! I seem to rember changing a registry value?
Can anyone please help - it's driving me nuts!

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Default Negative Numbers in Parentheses

Try http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240829/en-us. It works for me.


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I have Excel 2002 (XP) on my present laptop. I need to be able to display
negative numbers/currency values in parentheses using accounting format but
with an input locale of UK set in Regional Options in Control Panel (where I
live) the option is not available (only the "-" sign). However with an input
locale of USA the negative parentheses options are all available and work
fine. I have set the negative number formats in Regional Options (Windows
XP) to show parentheses in both number and currency formats but these don't
wash through to Excel. I had this problem before on a previous machine and
found a fix but I can't remember what or where - I know I didn't have to set
up a Custom format though! I seem to rember changing a registry value?
Can anyone please help - it's driving me nuts!


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