How to format the cell value red if negative and green if positive in Excel?
If there are a long list of numbers in your worksheet, now, you want to format the negative values as red font and positive numbers ad green font for viewing them easier. In Excel, there are some methods for dealing with this job quickly and easily.
Format the cell value red if negative and green if positive with Format Cells function
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Format the cell value red if negative and green if positive with Conditional Formatting function
Format the cell value red if negative and green if positive with Format Cells function
The Format Cells function in Excel can help you to format the values as specific color based on the positive or negative numbers, please do as this:
1. Select the list of cells that you want to use, and then right click to choose Format Cells from the context menu, see screenshot:
2. In the Format Cells dialog box, click Custom from the Category list pane, and then enter [Green]General;[Red]-General;0 into the Type text box, see screenshot:
Note: General means positive numbers, -General indicates negative numbers, [Green], [Red] are the font colors you want, you can change the font color to your need. For example, you can use [Blue], [Yellow] etc.
3. Then click OK button, the negative numbers format as red font, and positive numbers are changed to green font, see screenshot:
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Format the cell value red if negative and green if positive with Conditional Formatting function
In Excel, to solve this task, the Conditional Formatting also can do you a favor, please do as this:
1. Select the numbers that you want to use, and then click Home > Conditional Formatting > Greater Than, see screenshot:
2. In the Greater Than box, enter 0 into the text box, and then choose Custom Format from the drop down list, see screenshot:
3. Then, in the popped out Format Cells dialog box, click Font tab, and then choose one color that you want to use, see screenshot:
4. And then, click OK button, and close the Greater Than box, the positive numbers have been formatted a specific font color you like.
5. Then, please go on clicking Home > Conditional Formatting > Less Than, in the Less Than box, enter 0 into the text box, and then choose Red Text from the drop down list, see screenshot:
6. And all the negative numbers have been formatted as red font at once.
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