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xlpNEG

Returns a number with a negative sign, with up to 32,767 significant digits of precision. Positive numbers are turned negative, while negative numbers remain negative. The negative of the absolute value of the number.

Syntax

xlpNEG(num,format_negative,format_thousands,format_currency,exponential_notation)

num Required. The number to return with a negative sign.
format_negative Optional. Determines whether negatives are formatted with a leading hyphen ("-"), or parentheses ("()"). Set to 1 to format negatives with a leading hyphen. Set to 2 for parentheses. 1 by default.

You can also format negatives with a red font.

format_thousands Optional. Determines whether thousands separators are included. Set to TRUE to include thousands separators. FALSE by default.
format_currency Optional. Determines whether currency symbol is included. Set to TRUE to include currency symbol. The currency symbol will be added either to the beginning or to the end of the result, whichever is appropriate for the locale. FALSE by default.
exponential_notation Optional. Determines whether result is formatted in exponential notation. Set to TRUE to format in exponential notation. FALSE by default.

Remarks

Examples

Formula Description Result
=xlpNEG(1) 1 with a negative sign. -1
=xlpNEG(-1) -1 with a negative sign. -1

See Also

xlpABS
xlpCHANGESIGN