Negative dates or times are displayed as ####. The cell retains the
negative value. How can I display negative time as "h:mm AM/PM" in red or
with a negative sign? The cell should retain the negative value.

You cant do it. The cell can contain only one value and
if that is a negative number you cannot have it display
a different number.

There are some options but why do you want it to keep the
negative number?

I can get it to show the date you want but it will be a positive
number and do other things to get it to be used as a negative
number if you reference it from other cells.


Chrissy.

"John Sheakley" wrote in message om...
Negative dates or times are displayed as ####. The cell retains the
negative value. How can I display negative time as "h:mm AM/PM" in red or
with a negative sign? The cell should retain the negative value.

If you change the base date to 1904, then you'll see negative times.

Tools|options|calculation tab|check the 1904 date system.

But this'll change existing dates to about 4 years into the future.

You can adjust/fix the dates by putting 1462 in an empty cell.
Edit|copy it.
Select the cells with the "bad" dates.
Edit|Paste special|click subtract

John Sheakley wrote:

Negative dates or times are displayed as ####. The cell retains the
negative value. How can I display negative time as "h:mm AM/PM" in red or
with a negative sign? The cell should retain the negative value.

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Dave Peterson

That is because negative time is an anachronism.

If it is caused by time straddling midnight, just add 1 to the result to get
the true hours elapsed.

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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
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"John Sheakley" wrote in message
om...
Negative dates or times are displayed as ####. The cell retains the
negative value. How can I display negative time as "h:mm AM/PM" in red or
with a negative sign? The cell should retain the negative value.