=IF(RIGHT(A1,1)="-",-VALUE(LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-1)),A1)

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

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| some cells have numbers like 345- instead of -345, can someone suggest
| a function that changes the minus sign around.
| PS some cells have more than 3 numbers. Thanks evereyone.
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