How to select all negative numbers in Excel?

Sometimes there are many positive numbers and negative numbers in a range in Excel. You may want to select, copy, or delete those negative numbers. Here we are going to show you tricky tips to select all negative numbers in Microsoft Excel.

Select all negative numbers with IF formula

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Select all negative numbers with IF formula

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We can apply the IF formula to identify and returns the negative numbers in active cell. You can do it with following steps:

Step 1: In a blank cell, enter the formula =IF(A1<0,a1,""), and press the Enter key, in this case, enter the formula in cell F1.

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 with Kutools for Excel

If you have installed Kutools for Excel, its Select Specific Cells tool can help you select all negative numbers in a selection directly.

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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, then it selects all negative numbers in the selection at once. See screenshot:

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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