Did you try the formula you were given
The value displayed by a formula is also the value that will be used in
further math operations that reference the cell with the formula
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"macoute" wrote in message
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I am doing a demographic table, so negative numbers are nonsense, as in
"five
negative people." The cell should revert from a negative number to zero
and
be incorporated as such in successive calculations, not merely show as
zero
but work in calculations as the original negative number. "-5=0", not -5
shows as zero but still functions as -5.

macoute

"JulieD" wrote:

Hi Lisa

if you mean "sum" as a total of a range of numbers
=MAX(SUM(A1:A100),0)

if you mean "sum" as a value, ie -200
then right mouse click on the cells choose format cell
choose the number tab, click on custom on the left and in the box on the
right type
#,##0;\0

Note: this will only change the way they look .. .not the actual value.

Cheers
JulieD



"Lisa" wrote in message
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How do I make negative sums show as a zero on my spreadsheet?