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I need to find out how you make negative numbers look like 0's instead of
making them negative

for example....

I have a -25 and I need it to look like this "0". This way positive numbers
are the only things I have listed on my column.

Is this posibble?


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make another column with a formula:

=IF(A1<0,0,A1)


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how do you this with %'s ?...I need them to become zeros as well...

Trisha V wrote:
I need to find out how you make negative numbers look like 0's instead of
making them negative

for example....

I have a -25 and I need it to look like this "0". This way positive numbers
are the only things I have listed on my column.

Is this posibble?



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ISNT THERE A WAY TO JUST FORMAT IT?....I ALREADY HAVE THIS COLUMN WITH A
FORMULA.

Marvin P. Winterbottom wrote:
make another column with a formula:

=IF(A1<0,0,A1)



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"Trisha V via OfficeKB.com" wrote in message

ISNT THERE A WAY TO JUST FORMAT IT?....I ALREADY HAVE THIS COLUMN
WITH A FORMULA.

Marvin P. Winterbottom wrote:
make another column with a formula:

=IF(A1<0,0,A1)


No. There isn't. You can't "format" a cell to show a non-negative number.
What's the problem with putting the formula in a column next to the
original, and then hiding the original column?




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I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT..THANKS

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"Trisha V via OfficeKB.com" wrote in message

ISNT THERE A WAY TO JUST FORMAT IT?....I ALREADY HAVE THIS COLUMN
WITH A FORMULA.

make another column with a formula:

=IF(A1<0,0,A1)


No. There isn't. You can't "format" a cell to show a non-negative number.
What's the problem with putting the formula in a column next to the
original, and then hiding the original column?



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ACTUALLY THIS IS NOT THAT EASY TO DO WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH A PIVOT TABLE

Gordon wrote:
"Trisha V via OfficeKB.com" wrote in message

ISNT THERE A WAY TO JUST FORMAT IT?....I ALREADY HAVE THIS COLUMN
WITH A FORMULA.

make another column with a formula:

=IF(A1<0,0,A1)


No. There isn't. You can't "format" a cell to show a non-negative number.
What's the problem with putting the formula in a column next to the
original, and then hiding the original column?



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NEVER MIND.... I DID IT....THANKS

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ACTUALLY THIS IS NOT THAT EASY TO DO WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH A PIVOT TABLE

"Trisha V via OfficeKB.com" wrote in message

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What's the problem with putting the formula in a column next to the
original, and then hiding the original column?



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NEVER MIND.... I DID IT....THANKS


Well tell us how, so in future we know!


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IM ACTUALLY STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH IT...IM GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE
#DIV/0!

THIS I DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX...MAYBE IF I CAND SEND WHAT IM WORKING ON TO
SOMEONE BECAUSE I CANT EVEN EXPLAIN WHATS WRONG....ITS A BIGGGGG FILE.

Gordon wrote:
"Trisha V via OfficeKB.com" wrote in message

NEVER MIND.... I DID IT....THANKS


Well tell us how, so in future we know!



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Trisha,

A custom format of

0;"0";0

will display negative numbers as zero, though it won't change the underlying value.

HTH,
Bernie
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"Trisha V via OfficeKB.com" wrote in message ...
ISNT THERE A WAY TO JUST FORMAT IT?....I ALREADY HAVE THIS COLUMN WITH A
FORMULA.

Marvin P. Winterbottom wrote:
make another column with a formula:

=IF(A1<0,0,A1)



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thanks

Bernie Deitrick wrote:
Trisha,

A custom format of

0;"0";0

will display negative numbers as zero, though it won't change the underlying value.

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP

"Trisha V via OfficeKB.com" wrote in message ...
ISNT THERE A WAY TO JUST FORMAT IT?....I ALREADY HAVE THIS COLUMN WITH A
FORMULA.

make another column with a formula:

=IF(A1<0,0,A1)



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Trisha V via OfficeKB.com Wrote:
ISNT THERE A WAY TO JUST FORMAT IT?....I ALREADY HAVE THIS COLUMN WITH
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FORMULA.

Marvin P. Winterbottom wrote:
make another column with a formula:

=IF(A1<0,0,A1)



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use conditional format if cell value < than 0 then format the text
same color as background - so it seems to dissappear


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