I have a sheet which needs to add and subtract hours, however whenever the result is in the negative I get the ######### error...how can I format the number to show negative values?
All cells are formatted as [h]:mm
Thanks!
I have a sheet which needs to add and subtract hours, however whenever the result is in the negative I get the ######### error...how can I format the number to show negative values?
All cells are formatted as [h]:mm
Thanks!
Last edited by Speshul; 03-14-2012 at 10:06 AM.
To best describe or illustrate your problem you would be better off attaching a dummy workbook. The workbook should contain the same structure and some dummy data of the same type as the type you have in your real workbook - so, if a cell contains numbers & letters in this format abc-123 then that should be reflected in the dummy workbook.
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If you really need to see negative time under XL options select "Advanced" - Scroll down to " when calculating this wbook" - Check "use 1904 date system"
Of course when tou calculate dates you will have to take this into account
I posted before fully exploring excep helpfile...problem solved. The 1904 was suggested, but I opted for the formula fix: '=text(abs(a1-a2),"-hh:mm:ss")'
I used/modified it to fit my forumula, so
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When the number is negative, it converts it into the proper format. Appears to work fine for my applicationPlease Login or Register to view this content.
Thanks for replying so quick though!
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