ABS - How to Use the Absolute Value Function in an Excel Spreadsheet

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From the Baby Boomer Math Dunce - What is an absolute value. Is it just the positive number of the reference number? AND when or why would I need to use it? I feel so LOST! My co-workers used to call me "Excel" because I could make wonderful things happen in layered spreadsheets, with macros and linking, lookups and such. But - Susan - you've got me whooped!

I need Excel for dummies so I'll come back :-) Good job on your screen casts I looked at a few...need to learn those too.

Okay ... Excel is SOOO cool! Haha, we used it to create mock budgets and loan repayment sheets in one of my computer science classes, and I wound up using it to figure out how much I'd need to earn to pay for college this year! Thanks for sharing this formula; every new formula for Excel is just one more wonderful tool to add to the register!! :)