negative values in brackets

[cognosun]

I'm replacing negative sign (-) for negative numbers using abs()/absolute function.

For numbers <0 I'm applying red colour and for >0 I'm applying green colour.

Now, is there any way for me to show the negative-red values in brackets ( these don't have negative symbol anymore).

[Lynn]

You can set the data format to number and then choose () in the "Negative Sign Symbol" property within the data format dialog.

Oh duh!! No, you can't do that because you have used the abs function!

Remove the abs function and then use the data format property.

[cognosun]

I'm already showing negatives in red and positives in green.

Now I need to show negatives in brackets+ red ( post abs function usage)

:-)

[Lynn]

How do you set the color to red based on < 0 if you do an abs function?

[cognosun]

Like say...there is Column A  with value 1 and Column B with value 2, I used Column C for A-B, i.e. 1-2 = -1.

Now I used Column D with abs function i.e. abs(Column C), which gives me 1.

Then I used Conditional Style for colors, on Column D, by choosing it's source column as  Column C...and it worked.

:-)

[Lynn]

I think you can get rid of column D altogether.

Change the number format of Column C to use () for negatives and set conditional style for column C based on column C.