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Show positive numbers as zero OR show the negative result

I have a simple subtraction formula.


SUM=A1-A2


Sometimes that reflects a negative number IF it's negative I want to know the result. (245) or -245

If it's Positive I want to see a zero in that cell.


Is this possible? I'm sure this is super simple for someone but I can't figure it out.

Posted on Jan 30, 2022 11:21 PM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2022 1:45 AM

If your result of A1-A2 is in, say, A3, then you could use:


=MIN(0,A3)


Or, if you want to do it directly without having the result in a different cell:


=MIN(0,A1-A2)




Note you could also use an IF formula, but that is more complicated.


Use ; instead of , in the formulas if your region uses , as a decimal separator.


SG


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Jan 31, 2022 1:45 AM in response to TheBeardedAgent

If your result of A1-A2 is in, say, A3, then you could use:


=MIN(0,A3)


Or, if you want to do it directly without having the result in a different cell:


=MIN(0,A1-A2)




Note you could also use an IF formula, but that is more complicated.


Use ; instead of , in the formulas if your region uses , as a decimal separator.


SG


Show positive numbers as zero OR show the negative result

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