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» Formatting a Negative Number with Parentheses

CATEGORY: Excel Format

VERSIONS: All Microsoft Excel Versions

To add parentheses to the display of negative numbers:

1. Press Ctrl+1 to open the Format Cells dialog box.
2. Select the Number tab, and from Category, select Custom.
3. In the Type box, enter the following syntax for customized formatting:
#,##0 ;[Red](#,##0);- ;

Result:
• Original number: -3,453,453
• The displaying formatting number: (3,453,453)
Note: The number formatting syntax is:
Positive; Negative; 0; Text

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wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

looking for direction on how to change this to the default format for all newly opened spreadsheets.

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