Can numbers be typed to automatically be negative in cells?
finn
Not without resorting to some event code to turn the numbers negative.
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
On Error GoTo ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = False
If Not Intersect(Target, Me.Range("A1:D100")) Is Nothing Then
With Target
If .Value < "" Then
.Value = .Value * -1
.NumberFormat = "0.00_);[Red](0.00)"
End If
End With
End If
ws_exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub
This is worksheet event code.
Right-click on the sheet tab and "View Code". Copy/paste into that module.
NOTE: the Me.Range can be altered to what you wish.
Maybe a simpler way would be to not use the event code and just enter the
numbers as positive then put -1 in an empty cell. Copy that cell, select your
range of numbers and Paste SpecialMultiplyOKEsc.
Format to negative red using FormatCellsNumberNumberNegative numbers.
Gord Dibben Excel MVP
Gord Dibben Excel MVP
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 13:21:02 -0800, "finnplan"
wrote:
I am a new excel user.
I am doing a basic spread sheet. I would like to have cells formated so
that when I type in a number it automatically is negative and appears red.
Is this possible. I have not been able to ask "help" correctly to find it.
Thanks
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