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Does any one know the formula for converting positive figures to Negatives

=IF(A10,-A1,A1)

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HTH

Bob Phillips

"Gav" wrote in message
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Does any one know the formula for converting positive figures to Negatives

=if(a10,-a1,a1)

or ...

=-abs(a1)

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If you're careful, you can do this without formulas.
Put -1 in an empty cell
copy that cell
select your cells to change (click on the first and ctrl-click on subsequent)
edit|paste special|check multiply

Clean up that helper cell with -1 in it.



Gav wrote:

Does any one know the formula for converting positive figures to Negatives

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Dave Peterson