Use this in a Custom Format...

0.00%;(0.00%)

Use as many zeroes as you want decimal places in your answer. You can also
use # signs in place of the zeroes, but the decimal point will be displayed
for whole numbers.

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Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Jill" <Jill @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message
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Is there a way to display negative percentages using brackets?
IE -4% or (4%).

Thank you,