Jon, thanks for the great instructions. It all works except that I can't
get the size of the picture to adjust to the size I want. I have also seen
a crash but that was caused by moving things around so hopefully it will
stay OK when not moved about.

I really appreciate your detailed reply,

Roger



"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
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Here's what I did. I formatted the cell with the custom number format. I
copied the cell (C8 on Sheet1), selected the chart, held Shift while
selecting the Edit menu, and chose Paste Picture. I selected the picture,
clicked in the Formula bar, and typed =Sheet1!$C$8, a link to the cell.
Now the picture of the cell is dynamic, including the value and the
format. I don't know how stable this is. I seem to recall crashes using
this kind of technique in earlier versions of Excel (I'm using 2003).

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
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"Roger B." wrote in message
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Jon, am not sure of your conclusion. Is there any way of connecting the
Textbox to the spreadsheet with the colours showing in the Textbox?
Thanks,
Roger


"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
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Sorry. I was thinking of textboxes, but I wasn't testing, just typing.
Otherwise I'd have noticed the lack of number formatting in a text box.
My Bad.

Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
http://PeltierTech.com


"Andy Pope" wrote in message
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Hi,

I think maybe Jon was think of a data label, which does have a number
format.

For textboxes I think you will need to use 2 of everything.
2 formula to display the result
positive
=IF(ROUND(NewProfit,-2)=0,ROUND(NewProfit,-2),"")

negative
=IF(ROUND(NewProfit,-2)<0,ROUND(NewProfit,-2),"")

and 2 textboxes with the correct formatting applied.

Cheers
Andy

Roger B. wrote:
Jon, thanks so much for your update. It was very helpful. There is
only one problem: I can't get the "Format Cells, Number" when working
in the TextBox. Instead I get "Format TextBox" but can't find the
numbers. Also looked at your website but couldn't find the cure.
Any suggestions would be very helpful.
Thanks,
Roger


"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
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You can just select the textbox and select Bold.

You don't need the IF to get conditional formatting or your dollar
format. The cell just needs this formula

=ROUND(NewProfit,-2)

(FIXED results in text, not a number) and a custom number format of

[blue]$#,##0;[red]$-#,##0;$0;@

Link the textbox to the cell, and apply the same number format to the
textbox.

More on number formats:

http://peltiertech.com/Excel/NumberFormats.html

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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"Roger B." wrote in message
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I have a dollar amount created with the formula
=IF(NewProfit<0,"$"&FIXED(-NewProfit,-2),"$"&FIXED(NewProfit,-2)) in
an Excel spreadsheet which is linked to a textbox on a chart.

I would like to format the numbers in the chart 1) Bold and 2) Blue
when positive and Red when negative.



Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated,



Roger







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Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel
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