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How do you make a negative sum show up in Parenthesis and red?

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Format the cell:

FormatCellsNumber
In the Category list choose Number (or another appropriate format)
On the right side of the dialog box is a set of choices, including how you
want your negative numbers to appear. Click the one showing parens and red.

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