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is there a way to calculate an absolute value for a number in a cell? for
example, if you the number in a cell is 2 or -2, the value given in another
cell would be 2.

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=ABS(A1)

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is there a way to calculate an absolute value for a number in a cell? for
example, if you the number in a cell is 2 or -2, the value given in another
cell would be 2.

thanks.

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=ABS(A2)

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is there a way to calculate an absolute value for a number in a cell? for
example, if you the number in a cell is 2 or -2, the value given in another
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thanks.

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ABS(A1) will give you the absolute value of A1
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is there a way to calculate an absolute value for a number in a cell? for
example, if you the number in a cell is 2 or -2, the value given in another
cell would be 2.

thanks.

Eric

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