1cdf0e10cSrcweir<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2cdf0e10cSrcweir<helpdocument version="1.0"> 3cdf0e10cSrcweir 4*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist<!--*********************************************************** 5cdf0e10cSrcweir * 6*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * distributed with this work for additional information 9*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at 13*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * 14*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 15*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * 16*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, 17*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * software distributed under the License is distributed on an 18*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY 19*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the 20*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * specific language governing permissions and limitations 21*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * under the License. 22*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist * 23*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist ***********************************************************--> 24*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist 25*02dbb15cSAndrew Rist 26cdf0e10cSrcweir 27cdf0e10cSrcweir 28cdf0e10cSrcweir<meta> 29cdf0e10cSrcweir <topic id="textscalcguidecellstyle_minusvaluexml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 30cdf0e10cSrcweir <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Highlighting Negative Numbers</title> 31cdf0e10cSrcweir <filename>/text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_minusvalue.xhp</filename> 32cdf0e10cSrcweir </topic> 33cdf0e10cSrcweir </meta> 34cdf0e10cSrcweir <body> 35cdf0e10cSrcweir<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147434"><bookmark_value>negative numbers</bookmark_value> 36cdf0e10cSrcweir <bookmark_value>numbers; highlighting negative numbers</bookmark_value> 37cdf0e10cSrcweir <bookmark_value>highlighting;negative numbers</bookmark_value> 38cdf0e10cSrcweir <bookmark_value>colors;negative numbers</bookmark_value> 39cdf0e10cSrcweir <bookmark_value>number formats;colors for negative numbers</bookmark_value> 40cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark><comment>MW made "negative numbers;" a one level entry</comment><comment>MW changed "numbers formats;" and "colors;"</comment> 41cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147434" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" 42cdf0e10cSrcweir oldref="31"><variable id="cellstyle_minusvalue"><link href="text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_minusvalue.xhp" name="Highlighting Negative Numbers">Highlighting Negative Numbers</link> 43cdf0e10cSrcweir</variable></paragraph> 44cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 45cdf0e10cSrcweir <list type="ordered"> 46cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 47cdf0e10cSrcweir <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155600" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="34">Select the cells and choose <emph>Format - Cells</emph>.</paragraph> 48cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 49cdf0e10cSrcweir <listitem> 50cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 51cdf0e10cSrcweir </listitem> 52cdf0e10cSrcweir </list> 53cdf0e10cSrcweir <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> 54cdf0e10cSrcweir <section id="relatedtopics"> 55cdf0e10cSrcweir <embed href="text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_conditional.xhp#cellstyle_conditional"/> 56cdf0e10cSrcweir <embed href="text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_by_formula.xhp#cellstyle_by_formula"/> 57cdf0e10cSrcweir </section> 58cdf0e10cSrcweir </body> 59cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument>