Formatting a Cell Negative

Cricketer

Board Regular
Joined
Oct 14, 2002
Messages
217
I require a cell to automatically display a negative number to 2 decimal places for accounting (I don't want to type the negative sign every time) To be displayed as -0.00 In formatting I have used Custom and created a new option -General. This works perfectly in showing the number as negative when entered without the negative sign but it does not show the number to 2 decimal place unless it has 2. So 32.65 displays correctly as -32.65 but 84.2 displays as -84.2 and not -84.20, 96 displays as -96 and not -96.00

Any help and guidance very much appreciated (preferably not VBA)
 

Excel Facts

What is the shortcut key for Format Selection?
Ctrl+1 (the number one) will open the Format dialog for whatever is selected.

Forum statistics

Threads
1,223,904
Messages
6,175,295
Members
452,631
Latest member
a_potato

We've detected that you are using an adblocker.

We have a great community of people providing Excel help here, but the hosting costs are enormous. You can help keep this site running by allowing ads on MrExcel.com.
Allow Ads at MrExcel

Which adblocker are you using?

Disable AdBlock

Follow these easy steps to disable AdBlock

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the "Pause on this site" option.
Go back

Disable AdBlock Plus

Follow these easy steps to disable AdBlock Plus

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the toggle to disable it for "mrexcel.com".
Go back

Disable uBlock Origin

Follow these easy steps to disable uBlock Origin

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the "Power" button.
3)Click on the "Refresh" button.
Go back

Disable uBlock

Follow these easy steps to disable uBlock

1)Click on the icon in the browser’s toolbar.
2)Click on the "Power" button.
3)Click on the "Refresh" button.
Go back
Back
Top