How to select all negative numbers in Excel?
Dealing with a mixture of positive and negative numbers in Excel can be daunting, especially when your task requires focusing on the negatives—whether to analyze losses, adjust entries, or simply clean up data. This guide offers straightforward, clever methods to swiftly select all the negative numbers in your Excel worksheet, allowing you to manipulate them as needed with minimal fuss.
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Select all negative numbers with IF formula
Select all negative numbers without formula using Kutools for Excel
Select all negative numbers with IF formula
This approach allows you to identify and return negative numbers within a specified range using the IF formula.
Step 1: In cell F1, enter the formula below, and press the Enter key.
=IF(A1<0,A1,"")
Step 2: Select the range of F1:H7, which has same size as A1:C7.
Step 3: Click the Home > Fill > Down and Fill > Right to copy the formula to every cell in the range of F1:H7.
Now it copies all negative numbers in A1:C7, and pastes each negative numbers in corresponding position in the range of F1:H7. See the following screenshot:
Select all negative numbers without formula using Kutools for Excel
If you're looking to enhance your efficiency in Excel, Kutools for Excel is your go-to tool. With its powerful Select Specific Cells feature, you can effortlessly isolate all negative numbers in your worksheet with just a few clicks. This method not only simplifies your workflow but also saves significant time, making it ideal for large datasets where manual selection would be impractical.
Step 1: Select the range that you will select the negative numbers from.
Step 2: Click the Kutools > Select Tools > Select Specific Cells….
Step 3: In the Select Specific Cells dialog box, specify the settings as following:
- Check the Cell option;
- Select the Less than from the Specify type drop down box;
- Enter the number of 0 behind the Specify type.
Step 4: Click OK or Apply. This will select all negative numbers in your specified range at once. See screenshot:
- To use this feature, you should install Kutools for Excel first, please click to download and have a 30-day free trial now.
- Select Specify Cells tool can selects cell or entire row from a specified range that meet certain criteria. Once selected, you can apply other operations (such as, formatting or delete) to the cells or entire row. Click to know more…
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