Try using a custom number format:

Select the cells to be impacted.
From the Excel main menu:
<format<cells<number tab
Category: Custom
Type: #,##0;#,##0;#,##0

Note that format contains 3 sections: postive display, negative display,
zero display
Experiment with other options if you need to.

Also, look up "number format" in Excel help for other options.

Does that help?
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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"TeddyTash" wrote:


Ok hope you guys can help:

A1= x
A2= y
A3= A1-A2

If the answer is a positive number I want it to remain as a positive
number
-but-
If the answer is a negative number, I wish for it to be displayed
without the "-" sign before the number so it looks like it's a positive
number. But I also want it to hold it's negative value so that it can be
used later on.

Example:
A1= 5
A2= 8
A3= A1-A2

A3 Normally displays "-3", I want it to display "3".

But I also need it so that if I make A4=A3, then A4 will display "-3"

Hope this makes sense to someone!


Thanks in advance,
Teddy




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TeddyTash