Bob: How about if zero is in the column?
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"Bob Phillips" wrote:

=MIN(IF(F1:F20<0,ABS(F1:F20)))*SIGN(IF(F1:F20<0, F1:F20))

which is an array formula, so commit with Ctrl-Shift-Enter

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HTH

Bob Phillips

"Dante" wrote in message
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I am trying to find a function that will sort out numbers in a column (pos
&
neg) and tell me wich one is closest to zero.