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If I have a group of equations with answers that are both positive and
negative is there a way to have the equations that provide a negative number
automatically show up in red lettering and positive show up in green letters.
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Look up conditional formatting in help


cell value greater than 0

format button and green font


add a condition and use


cell value less than 0

format button and red font

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If I have a group of equations with answers that are both positive and
negative is there a way to have the equations that provide a negative
number
automatically show up in red lettering and positive show up in green
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Highlight your group, Format - Cells - Number tab - Pick Number, then pick
from the negative numbers list.

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negative is there a way to have the equations that provide a negative number
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You need to set up a custom format

Format - Cells - Number - Custom

[Green]#0_);[Red]#0

if you want parenthesis around the negaive numbe then use this

[Green]#0_);[Red](#0)

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