make negative number value to zero

I

india0693

when I enter that function in cell A3....it gave me the wrong answer.
In cell A3, it gave me (3) as the answer.....I used this formula:

If your numbers are in A1=3 to A2=8,
=IF(A1<0,0,A1)

-I am looking for a way to calculate only zero instead of going below
0.-

example:

3
8
-5 (instead of -5, I am looking for a way to make it calculate to the
number zero)

However, if switch around the correct answer will be positive 5...

???But how do I make the answer show the number zero if it becomes
(-5)????
 
A

Adrian M

Besides using an IF statement you can also use a MAX statement so for example
you would say =MAX(-5,0) and Excel would show the maximum of the 2 numbers
which in this case would be 0. If it was =MAX(5,0) then it would show a 5.
You can replace the numbers with cell references as well. Look on
http://www.auditexcel.co.za/statistics.html to see how to use the MIN and MAX
features.
 
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