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Old March 6th, 2009, 05:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
jpriddy
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Default negative number format


I have a report uploaded to excel from a particular program used here at
work. In that program, negative numbers have the format of $###.00-, with
the minus sign at the end instead of the beginning.
When the data comes over to Excel the minus sign is still at the end of the
number. The text currently has a General Format with No Specific Number
Format. I have been manually moving the minus signs to the beginning in each
cell, then changing the Column to Currency Number Format which is very time
consuming. Is there a formula I can use in the Cell, Column and/or Worksheet
containing these numbers to globally change them at once? 150 of 350
cells...

I want the negative number to remain in the cell, I will then change to
currency format, and will be part of another formula at the end of the row.

example: cell J2 is 6,476.52-

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Old March 6th, 2009, 05:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
eduardo
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Default negative number format

Hi,
You can create a custom format, Highlight the worksheet, righ click in the
mouse, format cells, at the end of the list you will find Custom and then
copy the following
#,##0;-#,##0

that format will stay there to be choosen


"jpriddy" wrote:


I have a report uploaded to excel from a particular program used here at
work. In that program, negative numbers have the format of $###.00-, with
the minus sign at the end instead of the beginning.
When the data comes over to Excel the minus sign is still at the end of the
number. The text currently has a General Format with No Specific Number
Format. I have been manually moving the minus signs to the beginning in each
cell, then changing the Column to Currency Number Format which is very time
consuming. Is there a formula I can use in the Cell, Column and/or Worksheet
containing these numbers to globally change them at once? 150 of 350
cells...

I want the negative number to remain in the cell, I will then change to
currency format, and will be part of another formula at the end of the row.

example: cell J2 is 6,476.52-

 




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