If the Advance are positive values use =C1-B1
Otherwise =C1+B1
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"Terri" wrote in message
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I have 4 columns : A1 is date; B1 is Advance; C1 is Deposit and D1 is
Total...
How do I do this formula so that D1 shows the total. The total column will
be in a negative because the Advances are more than the Deposits but I
think if I just insert the Advance with a - sign, this should work. Have
spent an hour trying to figure out this simple thing, so finally decided
to ask for help.
Thanks!