The format cell does not alllow for parenthesis around negative numbers with
decimal places? How can I set this up?

Use a custom format like:

0.00;-(0.00)

HTH
JG


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Hi John

click on the cell
choose format / cell
under CUSTOM
type
#,##0.00;[Red](#,##0.00)

this should give you what you want.

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"John Nollett" wrote:

The format cell does not alllow for parenthesis around negative numbers with
decimal places? How can I set this up?

oops should have said remove the
[red]
if you don't want it in red as well as parenthesis.
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"JulieD" wrote:

Hi John

click on the cell
choose format / cell
under CUSTOM
type
#,##0.00;[Red](#,##0.00)

this should give you what you want.

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"John Nollett" wrote:

The format cell does not alllow for parenthesis around negative numbers with
decimal places? How can I set this up?

Format - Cells. Category - Accounting.

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"John Nollett" <John wrote in message
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The format cell does not alllow for parenthesis around negative numbers
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Hi JoAnn

not on my system (comes up with a - sign in front of the $ sign), i'm
guessing it probably has something to do with regional settings.


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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

Format - Cells. Category - Accounting.

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"John Nollett" <John wrote in message
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The format cell does not alllow for parenthesis around negative numbers
with
decimal places? How can I set this up?

I think so, too.

Windows start button|control panel
regional and language options
regional options tab
click the customize button
currency tab
change the negative currency format to show ()'s.

JulieD wrote:

Hi JoAnn

not on my system (comes up with a - sign in front of the $ sign), i'm
guessing it probably has something to do with regional settings.

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Format - Cells. Category - Accounting.

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I can go in and tell it no symbol in front. Are you using Excel 2003?

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"JulieD" wrote in message
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Hi JoAnn

not on my system (comes up with a - sign in front of the $ sign), i'm
guessing it probably has something to do with regional settings.


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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

Format - Cells. Category - Accounting.

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"John Nollett" <John wrote in message
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The format cell does not alllow for parenthesis around negative numbers
with
decimal places? How can I set this up?

I didn't think that it's the currency symbol.

I think it's how negative numbers show up in the currency sample listbox--either
surrounded by ()'s or with leading -'s.



"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I can go in and tell it no symbol in front. Are you using Excel 2003?

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"JulieD" wrote in message
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Hi JoAnn

not on my system (comes up with a - sign in front of the $ sign), i'm
guessing it probably has something to do with regional settings.


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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

Format - Cells. Category - Accounting.

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Copy and paste this in the FORMAT CELL in the CUSTOM BOX:
#,##0_);[Red]-(#,##0.00), this was the results only in "RED"
-(5,678.00)
Just remove the [RED] if you do not want the number in red.


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Yep. A custom format will work.

But I think the question evolved into why the parentheses don't show up in the
Negative number list box under the currency category of Format|Cells|Number tab.

wjohnson wrote:

Copy and paste this in the FORMAT CELL in the CUSTOM BOX:
#,##0_);[Red]-(#,##0.00), this was the results only in "RED"
-(5,678.00)
Just remove the [RED] if you do not want the number in red.

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