Hi,

Right click on the cell you want to format, choos format cells, choos the
number tab, choos custom, enter in the Type text box: 0.00%;(0.00%)

hope this will work for you
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Farhad Hodjat


"silversun62280" wrote:

How do you format a negative percentage to look like (5.2%) instead of -5.2%
without formatting it as text. We need to be able to use it in a formula and
when you format a number as text you cannot use it in a formula. Thanks!