cell to show ' 0 ' , or nothing at all, if the sum is a negative number

[rdmdale]

I'm making a worksheet for my company. I want to subtract one number
number from another number. I use the 'sum' format for this
'=sum(BL4-BP4) '. This format works fine for me in most cases, if
BL4 >BP4. However, if BL4<BP4, the sum that is shown is a negative
number. I would like for the worksheet to show only positive numbers. I
would like for the cell to show ' 0 ' , or nothing at all, if the sum is
a negative number. For instance, 10-8=12 is ok, but 8-10=-2 is not. How
do I do this? Thanks

 

[Guest]

Hi rdmdale,

Pls try this

=IF(B2>A2,B2-A2,A2-B2)

Anirudh

 

[Guest]

for '0' pls try this

=IF(B2>A2,B2-A2,0)

Hi rdmdale,

Pls try this

=IF(B2>A2,B2-A2,A2-B2)

Anirudh

 

[Alan]

Do you want the result to actually be zero or nothing if its negative or
want the figure there for calculations but dot to display it in the cell?
To make the result zero,
=IF(BL4-BL9>=0,BL4-BL9,0)
or for nothing,
=IF(BL4-BL9>=0,BL4-BL9,"")
To have the result there but not displayed, Custom Format the cell(s) as
0.00_ ;
Note that there's a space between the underscore and the semicolon,
Regards,
Alan

 

[Cutter]

First, =sum(BL4-BP4) doesn't make much sense. It needs only to b
=BL4-BP4

Next, to return a zero instead of negative, do this:

=IF(BL4<BP4,0,BL4-BP4)

OR

to return a "nothing at all" instead of negative, do this:

=IF(BL4<BP4,"",BL4-BP4)
(use 2 double quotations in place of the zero