1cdf0e10cSrcweir<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*a213f9d9Smseidel 302dbb15cSAndrew Rist<!--*********************************************************** 4*a213f9d9Smseidel * 502dbb15cSAndrew Rist * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 602dbb15cSAndrew Rist * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 702dbb15cSAndrew Rist * distributed with this work for additional information 802dbb15cSAndrew Rist * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 902dbb15cSAndrew Rist * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 1002dbb15cSAndrew Rist * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 1102dbb15cSAndrew Rist * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at 12*a213f9d9Smseidel * 1302dbb15cSAndrew Rist * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 14*a213f9d9Smseidel * 1502dbb15cSAndrew Rist * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, 1602dbb15cSAndrew Rist * software distributed under the License is distributed on an 1702dbb15cSAndrew Rist * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY 1802dbb15cSAndrew Rist * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the 1902dbb15cSAndrew Rist * specific language governing permissions and limitations 2002dbb15cSAndrew Rist * under the License. 21*a213f9d9Smseidel * 2202dbb15cSAndrew Rist ***********************************************************--> 2302dbb15cSAndrew Rist 24*a213f9d9Smseidel<helpdocument version="1.0"> 25cdf0e10cSrcweir<meta> 26*a213f9d9Smseidel<topic id="textscalcguidecellstyle_minusvaluexml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 27*a213f9d9Smseidel<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Highlighting Negative Numbers</title> 28*a213f9d9Smseidel<filename>/text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_minusvalue.xhp</filename> 29*a213f9d9Smseidel</topic> 30*a213f9d9Smseidel</meta> 31*a213f9d9Smseidel<body> 32*a213f9d9Smseidel<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3147434"> 33*a213f9d9Smseidel<bookmark_value>negative numbers</bookmark_value> 34*a213f9d9Smseidel<bookmark_value>numbers; highlighting negative numbers</bookmark_value> 35*a213f9d9Smseidel<bookmark_value>highlighting;negative numbers</bookmark_value> 36*a213f9d9Smseidel<bookmark_value>colors;negative numbers</bookmark_value> 37*a213f9d9Smseidel<bookmark_value>number formats;colors for negative numbers</bookmark_value> 38cdf0e10cSrcweir</bookmark><comment>MW made "negative numbers;" a one level entry</comment><comment>MW changed "numbers formats;" and "colors;"</comment> 39cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3147434" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" 40*a213f9d9Smseideloldref="31"><variable id="cellstyle_minusvalue"><link href="text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_minusvalue.xhp" name="Highlighting Negative Numbers">Highlighting Negative Numbers</link> 41cdf0e10cSrcweir</variable></paragraph> 42*a213f9d9Smseidel<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> 43*a213f9d9Smseidel<list type="ordered"> 44*a213f9d9Smseidel<listitem> 45*a213f9d9Smseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155600" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="34">Select the cells and choose <emph>Format - Cells</emph>.</paragraph> 46*a213f9d9Smseidel</listitem> 47*a213f9d9Smseidel<listitem> 48*a213f9d9Smseidel<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> 49*a213f9d9Smseidel</listitem> 50*a213f9d9Smseidel</list> 51*a213f9d9Smseidel<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> 52*a213f9d9Smseidel<section id="relatedtopics"> 53*a213f9d9Smseidel<embed href="text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_conditional.xhp#cellstyle_conditional"/> 54*a213f9d9Smseidel<embed href="text/scalc/guide/cellstyle_by_formula.xhp#cellstyle_by_formula"/> 55*a213f9d9Smseidel</section> 56*a213f9d9Smseidel</body> 57*a213f9d9Smseidel</helpdocument> 58