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when you format negative numbers into positive numbers is it still a negative
number? |
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Indeed it is. Formatting is just a presentation layer, the underlying data
is unchanged. -- HTH Bob Phillips (replace somewhere in email address with gmail if mailing direct) "raysa" wrote in message ... when you format negative numbers into positive numbers is it still a negative number? |
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On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:57:02 -0700, raysa
wrote: when you format negative numbers into positive numbers is it still a negative number? I'm not sure what you mean when you write "format negative numbers into positive numbers". However, with regard to numbers, formatting (Format/Cells/Number ...) only changes the display. Formatting does not change the underlying value. --ron |
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Raysa
If you mean that you formatted the cell so that it does not show the "-" sign then yes it is still a negative number. You can prove this by setting another cell equal to the first cell (ie. if the number is in A1 set B1 to =A1) and format the new cell to general or number and it should show the "-" sign. If you mean that you muliplied the number by -1 to remove the "-" sign or id a ABS() of the cell then no it is no longer negative. Dave "raysa" wrote in message ... when you format negative numbers into positive numbers is it still a negative number? |
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