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    How to multiply positive or negative values only

    Help me in this plese:

    how to make formula to multiply one value with the second one
    only if the second one is positive (or negative).
    Thank you!

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    Re: How to multiply positive or negative values only

    What result would you expect if the number is NOT positive (or negative)?
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    Re: How to multiply positive or negative values only

    Assuming column A is the first number and column B is the second. Also if the second number is negative, it will return a blank.

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    Re: How to multiply positive or negative values only

    Quote Originally Posted by reagan.kha View Post
    Assuming column A is the first number and column B is the second. Also if the second number is negative, it will return a blank.

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    =IF(B1>0;A1*B1;"") and will wor fine. Thank you!

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