>From: Keith Gladstone <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: [PCSOFT] Display negative numbers enclosed in parenthesis in
>        Excel97.
>Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 14:05:49 +0100
>
>I am developing a spreadsheet to replace a paper based cashbook and VAT day
>book.
>I am reliably informed that in accounting a negative number should be
>identified by placing it in parenthesis,
>I understand that a negative number can be entered by enclosing it in
>parenthesis but as soon as I change to the next cell or press enter the
>parenthesis disappear and a minus sign precedes the number.
>When printed out the minus sign is quite small and may easily be missed, I
>cannot find any way to do this using the custom number formats within excel
>but feel that it should be possible by adapting one of the existing custom
>formats.
>The office where the spreadsheet will be used only has a mono laser printer
>so I can't resort to displaying negative amounts in red.
>Could anyone possibly advise what the notation is that I should use?
>
>
>K. Gladstone

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If you were working in Lotus 1-2-3 you would press /wgi (menu, worksheet,
general, install) and set negative number display to parenthesis.

Should be a similar menu item in excell.
=====Korny=====

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