reversing signs - making postive a negative number
 

I have a spreadsheet with amounts. When I import them in a program they go
in as opposite value. Such as the positive 35 goes in the program as -35 and
-35 goes in as 35. I have over 300 lines, and would like to reverse the
signs make the negative positive and positive negative.

Can this be done? Would like answer tonight if possible. Thanks to any one
in advance that can solve this. I am sure it is a simple worksheet functions
I have tried some even insert symbol which works but I can only do 1 cell at
a time.

Enter -1 in an empty cell.

Copy that cell.

Select all other cells and Paste SpecialMultiplyOKEsc.

Clear the -1 cell when done.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:01:06 -0800, "mklafert"
wrote:

I have a spreadsheet with amounts. When I import them in a program they go
in as opposite value. Such as the positive 35 goes in the program as -35 and
-35 goes in as 35. I have over 300 lines, and would like to reverse the
signs make the negative positive and positive negative.

Can this be done? Would like answer tonight if possible. Thanks to any one
in advance that can solve this. I am sure it is a simple worksheet functions
I have tried some even insert symbol which works but I can only do 1 cell at
a time.

One way:

Put -1 in an empty cell. Copy the cell, select your values. Choose
Edit/Special Cells, selecting the Values and Multiply radio buttons.

In article ,
"mklafert" wrote:

I have a spreadsheet with amounts. When I import them in a program they go
in as opposite value. Such as the positive 35 goes in the program as -35 and
-35 goes in as 35. I have over 300 lines, and would like to reverse the
signs make the negative positive and positive negative.

Can this be done? Would like answer tonight if possible. Thanks to any one
in advance that can solve this. I am sure it is a simple worksheet functions
I have tried some even insert symbol which works but I can only do 1 cell at
a time.

1. Put a -1 into an open cell.
2. Copy that cell.
3. Select your data.
4. Go to Edit Paste Special and choose "Multiply".
5. Press OK.

HTH
Jason
Atlanta, GA

-----Original Message-----
I have a spreadsheet with amounts. When I import them in
a program they go
in as opposite value. Such as the positive 35 goes in
the program as -35 and
-35 goes in as 35. I have over 300 lines, and would like
to reverse the
signs make the negative positive and positive negative.

Can this be done? Would like answer tonight if
possible. Thanks to any one
in advance that can solve this. I am sure it is a simple
worksheet functions
I have tried some even insert symbol which works but I
can only do 1 cell at
a time.


.

If it's an option, after importing the data, say they are
all in A column, you could make B1: =-A1 B2: =-A2 etc

Since two negatives become a positive, -35 would become
35, and 35 would become -35

- Andrew

-----Original Message-----
I have a spreadsheet with amounts. When I import them in
a program they go
in as opposite value. Such as the positive 35 goes in
the program as -35 and
-35 goes in as 35. I have over 300 lines, and would like
to reverse the
signs make the negative positive and positive negative.

Can this be done? Would like answer tonight if
possible. Thanks to any one
in advance that can solve this. I am sure it is a simple
worksheet functions
I have tried some even insert symbol which works but I
can only do 1 cell at
a time.


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