Use a custom format such as +#,##0;-#,##0
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"bk4345" wrote in message
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I want to show "+" or "-" in a cell but when I do, the formula doesn't
function correctly. I thought there was an action you could take, like
putting the + in (+) or something to make the formula ignore the symbol.