» Separating Positive and Negative numbers and add Running Balance column
CATEGORY - Excel Formula and Function
VERSION - All Microsoft Excel Versions
One column contains mixed values of positive and negative numbers, needs to be
Separated into two columns, in the first column positive values in second column negative values.
Finally, add a formula to return running balance along the cells in a third column.
Solution:
Steps 1- Into cell B2 enter the formula:
=IF($A2>=0,$A2,"") and then copy the formula down to all cells in the range of data of column A.
Steps 2- Into cell C2 enter the formula: =IF($B2="",$A2,"") and again copy the formula down.
Steps 3- Into cell D2 enter the formula: =SUM(A2:B2).
Step 4- Into cell D3 enter the formula:=D2+SUM(A3:A3) and copy the formula down the remainder of the range.

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