How to only edit a cell if it is negative

Louis.Smith

Louis.Smith ✭✭

07/20/23 edited 07/20/23 in Formulas and Functions

I have a formula that sometimes will pull a negative number.

What would the formula be to multiply by -1 if negative?

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Carson Penticuff ✭✭✭✭✭✭

07/20/23 Answer ✓

You can just wrap the entire formula you are using in ABS() to return the absolute value.

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Carson Penticuff ✭✭✭✭✭✭

07/20/23 Answer ✓

You can just wrap the entire formula you are using in ABS() to return the absolute value.

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Louis.Smith ✭✭

07/20/23

Thank you

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