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Default FORMULA TO ADD POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS, REGARDLESS OF SIGN

LOOKING FOR A FORMULA THAT WILL ADD NUMBERS IN A COLUMN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR
SIGN. I DO NOT WANT NEGATIVE NUMBERS TO BE SUBTRACTED.
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Try...

=SUMPRODUCT(ABS(A1:A100))

Hope this helps!

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LOOKING FOR A FORMULA THAT WILL ADD NUMBERS IN A COLUMN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR
SIGN. I DO NOT WANT NEGATIVE NUMBERS TO BE SUBTRACTED.

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Add a second hidden column the takes the square root of a square....
Or "=ABS(cell)
Then in your total cell have in add up that hidden column.

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LOOKING FOR A FORMULA THAT WILL ADD NUMBERS IN A COLUMN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR
SIGN. I DO NOT WANT NEGATIVE NUMBERS TO BE SUBTRACTED.

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A GREAT BIG THANK YOU.......................

"Domenic" wrote:

Try...

=SUMPRODUCT(ABS(A1:A100))

Hope this helps!

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JON wrote:

LOOKING FOR A FORMULA THAT WILL ADD NUMBERS IN A COLUMN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR
SIGN. I DO NOT WANT NEGATIVE NUMBERS TO BE SUBTRACTED.


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