Excel query - Represent negative values

**Siva Rao** · 08-10-2011, 07:06 AM

In the attached spreadsheet I get negative values in the answer, how can this be represented

How do I do this if the values in column B are lower than the values in columnA

Regards
Siva

**sweep** · 08-10-2011, 07:49 AM

Hi,

How about this in C2 and copied down?

=IF(B2-A2<0,"-"&TEXT(ABS(B2-A2),"hh:mm"),B2-A2)

**tarquinious** · 08-10-2011, 07:55 AM

Um, I'm not 100% sure this gives the correct result (mathmatically) that you're after, but I've got it displaying right.

=IF(B6-A6<0,TEXT(A6-B6,"-h:mm"),B6-A6)

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