On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 07:48:33 PM Jay Lozier wrote:
> On 05/23/2012 07:38 PM, Johnny wrote:
> > On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 04:06:16 PM JOE CONNER wrote:
> >> On 5/23/2012 02:15 PM, Johnny wrote:
> >>> I have a spreadsheet where one cell is defined by several others with a
> >>> subtraction of a number hard coded in there.  The cell displays the
> >>> negative number when all other cells are blank.  Is there a way to not
> >>> display negative numbers in a cell?  The outcome of the cells will never
> >>> be negative, once the proper values are entered, so that won't be a
> >>> problem.
> >> 
> >> You want the ABS function:
> >> 
> >> =ABS(-56) returns 56.
> >> 
> >> =ABS(12) returns 12.
> >> 
> >> =ABS(0) returns 0.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Joseph E Conner
> >> Poulsbo, WA USA
> > 
> > I want nothing displayed if the other cells have nothing in them.
> > 
> > A1 = 10
> > A2 = 20
> > A3 = 30
> > A4 = sum(A1 + A2 + A3 - 5)
> > 
> > Prior to entering data into A1 thru A3, A4 will display -5.  I want A4 to
> > be blank, or at least appear so until something is entered into A1,2 or 3
> > that will bring A4's value >= 0.
> 
> in A4 =if(sum(A1:A3,-5)>0,sum(A1:A3,-5),"")

Thanks Jay, that did the trick.



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