make cell entries a negative number

I have a situation where I would like the number entered into
a cell to always be a negative number. Seems like it should
be easy but I can't seem to get it. Any suggestions?

gls858

if you use the negative of the absolute value
=-ABS(B32)
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David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
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"gls858" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I have a situation where I would like the number entered into
> a cell to always be a negative number. Seems like it should
> be easy but I can't seem to get it. Any suggestions?
>
> gls858

David McRitchie wrote:
> if you use the negative of the absolute value
> =-ABS(B32)
> ---
> HTH,
> David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
> My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
> Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm
>
> "gls858" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>I have a situation where I would like the number entered into
>>a cell to always be a negative number. Seems like it should
>>be easy but I can't seem to get it. Any suggestions?
>>
>>gls858
>
>
>
Ahhh that would work wouldn't it! That thought obviously never
occurred to me :-)

Thanks David,

gls858

If you are depending on others to enter only negative numbers, you can set
up Data > Validation to accept only negative numbers in that cell, and
provide an error message to remind users as well.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3


"gls858" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have a situation where I would like the number entered into
> a cell to always be a negative number. Seems like it should
> be easy but I can't seem to get it. Any suggestions?
>
> gls858

CLR wrote:
> If you are depending on others to enter only negative numbers, you can set
> up Data > Validation to accept only negative numbers in that cell, and
> provide an error message to remind users as well.
>
> Vaya con Dios,
> Chuck, CABGx3
>
>
> "gls858" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>I have a situation where I would like the number entered into
>>a cell to always be a negative number. Seems like it should
>>be easy but I can't seem to get it. Any suggestions?
>>
>>gls858
>
>
>
Thanks Chuck. I'll give your solution a try also.

gls858