Conditional formatting

[Zoso3333]

I have a field that is simply calculating the difference between two other fields. Although the results are negative numbers, positive numbers or 0, the person who requested the report wants to see the absolute value. So I used ABS(c2-e2).

They also wanted icon sets (the arrows), so they can visualize the positive and negative.. Over 0 up arrow, below zero down arrow, 0 horizontal. The issue is that using ABS they are all positive numbers.. any ideas

 

[nmualum]

=IF(c2-e2>0,"up arrow"&ABS(c2-e2),IF(c2-e2=0,"Horizontal"&ABS(c2-e2),IF(c2-e2<0,"Down arrow:"&ABS(c2-e2),"")))

Replace the "Up Arrow", "Horizontal" and "Down Arrow" with the appropriate icons... format as needed if you want it to actually show the absolute value...

Steve

 

[Marcelo Branco]

I have a field that is simply calculating the difference between two other fields. Although the results are negative numbers, positive numbers or 0, the person who requested the report wants to see the absolute value. So I used ABS(c2-e2).

They also wanted icon sets (the arrows), so they can visualize the positive and negative.. Over 0 up arrow, below zero down arrow, 0 horizontal. The issue is that using ABS they are all positive numbers.. any ideas

An alternative
Don't use ABS in your formula. Use =C2-E2 and format the cells as Number, negative values as red.
Then go to to CF and use the icons (arrows) changing the Type from Percent to Numbers
In Value put
>0
>=0

M.

 

[Zoso3333]

What i ended up with before the answers was the re-formatting of the cells.. thank you all

 

[Zoso3333]

how do i mark as solved????