Show Positive numbers only


Posted by cindy on August 14, 2001 7:34 PM

hi i am working on a worksheet that is suppose to show results of a calculation but limited to positive numbers only.. helpppp.. deadline is fast approaching thanks.

Posted by neotech on August 14, 2001 8:08 PM

hello. if you're subtracting what's in a2 from what's in a1 and you want your result (in a3) to show only if it's a positive number, try this formula in a3...

=if(a1-a2<1,"",a1-a2)

this says if a1-a2 is less than one (0 or less) then leave the cell blank (""), otherwise go ahead and subract the two and show me the answer...

neo



Posted by Mark W. on August 15, 2001 6:56 AM

It's not clear to me what you're trying to do.
Is it possible that you want an absolute value
as your result as in...

=ABS(2-3)

...or if you merely want a number format that
doesn't display negative values as in...

General;;General

Please be more specific!!!