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I need to add the product of one cell to another cell, but only if the second cell is a negative number. The product of the first cell is a result of another formula and is always positive. The product of the second cell may be either positive or negative but only added if a negative number is produced?
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I need to add the product of one cell to another cell, but only if the second cell is a negative number. The product of the first cell is a result of another formula and is always positive. The product of the second cell may be either positive or negative but only added if a negative number is produced?
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what do you want to return if it is not negative?
– Scott Craner
10 hours ago
Do you want to use if?
– Leonardo Alves Machado
10 hours ago
A blank cell, if possible.
– David
10 hours ago
See edited answer below
– Scott Craner
9 hours ago
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I need to add the product of one cell to another cell, but only if the second cell is a negative number. The product of the first cell is a result of another formula and is always positive. The product of the second cell may be either positive or negative but only added if a negative number is produced?
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I need to add the product of one cell to another cell, but only if the second cell is a negative number. The product of the first cell is a result of another formula and is always positive. The product of the second cell may be either positive or negative but only added if a negative number is produced?
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what do you want to return if it is not negative?
– Scott Craner
10 hours ago
Do you want to use if?
– Leonardo Alves Machado
10 hours ago
A blank cell, if possible.
– David
10 hours ago
See edited answer below
– Scott Craner
9 hours ago
add a comment |
what do you want to return if it is not negative?
– Scott Craner
10 hours ago
Do you want to use if?
– Leonardo Alves Machado
10 hours ago
A blank cell, if possible.
– David
10 hours ago
See edited answer below
– Scott Craner
9 hours ago
what do you want to return if it is not negative?
– Scott Craner
10 hours ago
what do you want to return if it is not negative?
– Scott Craner
10 hours ago
Do you want to use if?
– Leonardo Alves Machado
10 hours ago
Do you want to use if?
– Leonardo Alves Machado
10 hours ago
A blank cell, if possible.
– David
10 hours ago
A blank cell, if possible.
– David
10 hours ago
See edited answer below
– Scott Craner
9 hours ago
See edited answer below
– Scott Craner
9 hours ago
add a comment |
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Use a standard IF()
=IF(B1<0,A1+B1,"")
Where A1 contains the product of your first formula and B1 the product of the second.
Some versions of Excel uses ";" instead of "," as the separator (like my swedish version).
– Ola Ström
9 hours ago
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Use a standard IF()
=IF(B1<0,A1+B1,"")
Where A1 contains the product of your first formula and B1 the product of the second.
Some versions of Excel uses ";" instead of "," as the separator (like my swedish version).
– Ola Ström
9 hours ago
add a comment |
Use a standard IF()
=IF(B1<0,A1+B1,"")
Where A1 contains the product of your first formula and B1 the product of the second.
Some versions of Excel uses ";" instead of "," as the separator (like my swedish version).
– Ola Ström
9 hours ago
add a comment |
Use a standard IF()
=IF(B1<0,A1+B1,"")
Where A1 contains the product of your first formula and B1 the product of the second.
Use a standard IF()
=IF(B1<0,A1+B1,"")
Where A1 contains the product of your first formula and B1 the product of the second.
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Some versions of Excel uses ";" instead of "," as the separator (like my swedish version).
– Ola Ström
9 hours ago
add a comment |
Some versions of Excel uses ";" instead of "," as the separator (like my swedish version).
– Ola Ström
9 hours ago
Some versions of Excel uses ";" instead of "," as the separator (like my swedish version).
– Ola Ström
9 hours ago
Some versions of Excel uses ";" instead of "," as the separator (like my swedish version).
– Ola Ström
9 hours ago
add a comment |
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what do you want to return if it is not negative?
– Scott Craner
10 hours ago
Do you want to use if?
– Leonardo Alves Machado
10 hours ago
A blank cell, if possible.
– David
10 hours ago
See edited answer below
– Scott Craner
9 hours ago