how to insert a + sign permanently??
 

Can anyone tell me how you insert a "+" sign in a cell that contains
formula, and make it permanently stay in the cell with the answer? Fo
example, I would like for my cell once the formula is completed and th
answer is returned in the cell to read "+60" or "-60". I can't find an
options for this, and I can't figure out how to write a macro/vba t
make it do this. Can anyone help??

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how to insert a + sign permanently??
 

I suppose you could do it like this:

=IF(SUM(A1,B1)0,"+"&SUM(A1,B1),SUM(A1,B1))

but you will need to format the cells to right-justify the alignment.

"cnote" wrote:


Can anyone tell me how you insert a "+" sign in a cell that contains a
formula, and make it permanently stay in the cell with the answer? For
example, I would like for my cell once the formula is completed and the
answer is returned in the cell to read "+60" or "-60". I can't find any
options for this, and I can't figure out how to write a macro/vba to
make it do this. Can anyone help???


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how to insert a + sign permanently??
 

You can do it by creating a custom format (Format menu, Cells, Number tab, go
to Custom (last item) on the list and in the box that says "type" put this:
+#0;-#0;0

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"cnote" wrote:


Can anyone tell me how you insert a "+" sign in a cell that contains a
formula, and make it permanently stay in the cell with the answer? For
example, I would like for my cell once the formula is completed and the
answer is returned in the cell to read "+60" or "-60". I can't find any
options for this, and I can't figure out how to write a macro/vba to
make it do this. Can anyone help???


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Thank you, I learned something new.

"K Dales" wrote:

You can do it by creating a custom format (Format menu, Cells, Number tab, go
to Custom (last item) on the list and in the box that says "type" put this:
+#0;-#0;0

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- K Dales


"cnote" wrote:


Can anyone tell me how you insert a "+" sign in a cell that contains a
formula, and make it permanently stay in the cell with the answer? For
example, I would like for my cell once the formula is completed and the
answer is returned in the cell to read "+60" or "-60". I can't find any
options for this, and I can't figure out how to write a macro/vba to
make it do this. Can anyone help???


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