1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<helpdocument version="1.0"> 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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See the License for the 20*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * specific language governing permissions and limitations 21*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * under the License. 22*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 23*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski ***********************************************************--> 24*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 25*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 26*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 27*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 28*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<meta> 29*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <topic id="textscalcguidecellstyle_minusvaluexml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 30*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Highlighting Negative Numbers</title> 31*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <filename>/text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_minusvalue.xhp</filename> 32*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </topic> 33*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </meta> 34*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <body> 35*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147434"><bookmark_value>negative numbers</bookmark_value> 36*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <bookmark_value>numbers; highlighting negative numbers</bookmark_value> 37*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <bookmark_value>highlighting;negative numbers</bookmark_value> 38*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <bookmark_value>colors;negative numbers</bookmark_value> 39*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <bookmark_value>number formats;colors for negative numbers</bookmark_value> 40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</bookmark><comment>MW made "negative numbers;" a one level entry</comment><comment>MW changed "numbers formats;" and "colors;"</comment> 41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147434" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" 42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski oldref="31"><variable id="cellstyle_minusvalue"><link href="text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_minusvalue.xhp" name="Highlighting Negative Numbers">Highlighting Negative Numbers</link> 43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</variable></paragraph> 44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153878" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="33">You can format cells with a number format that highlights negative numbers in red. Alternatively, you can define your own number format in which negative numbers are highlighted in other colors.</paragraph> 45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <list type="ordered"> 46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155600" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="34">Select the cells and choose <emph>Format - Cells</emph>.</paragraph> 48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 50*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146969" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="35">On the <emph>Numbers</emph> tab, select a number format and mark <emph>Negative numbers red</emph> check box. Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph> 51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 52*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </list> 53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145640" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="36">The cell number format is defined in two parts. The format for positive numbers and zero is defined in front of the semicolon; after the semicolon the formula for negative numbers is defined. You can change the code (RED) under <item type="menuitem">Format code</item>. For example, instead of RED, enter <item type="literal">YELLOW</item>. If the new code appears in the list after clicking the <item type="menuitem">Add</item> icon, this is a valid entry.</paragraph> 54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <section id="relatedtopics"> 55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <embed href="text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_conditional.xhp#cellstyle_conditional"/> 56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <embed href="text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_by_formula.xhp#cellstyle_by_formula"/> 57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </section> 58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </body> 59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument>