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Default why do zero dollar values sometimes show red?

Hi Michale,

Use the ROUND() function to get two decimals or use ToolsOptionsCalculationPrecision as displayed. But do read HELP first to
know what the consequences are.

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Niek Otten
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"Michael C." wrote in message ...
| That is odd... I looked at the entire column and the only place that this
| occured was in fields I was calculating where the values were NOT whole
| dollar amounts. Only this one that had cents not equal to zero. All the other
| calculations did not experience this phenomena.
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| "Niek Otten" wrote:
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| Increase the number of decimals to the maximum. You'll probably see that there *are* items with more decimals.
| For an explanation, look he
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| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/78113
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| Kind regards,
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| Niek Otten
| Microsoft MVP - Excel
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| "Michael C." <Michael wrote in message
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| |I am doing monetary calculations in an excel spreadsheet (great place to do
| | that, huh?).
| | Sometimes the calculated value is $0.00. Which is not a problem. The problem
| | is that sometimes the value is displayed in red.
| | I want negative values to be displayed in red, but not Zero values.
| | I'm doing standard addition/subtraction of nothing smaller than $.01
| | (nothing that is a fraction of a cent).
| | So if the value reads $0.00, then it really IS $0.00 and not $0.001 or lower.
| | How can I stop the incorrect display of the zero value in red while keeping
| | the negative values red?
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