Abs Function - PowerPoint - Microsoft Office

Returns a value of the same type that is passed to it specifying the absolute value of a number.

Syntax

Abs(number)

The required number argument can be any valid numeric expression. If number contains Null, Null is returned; if it is an uninitialized variable, zero is returned.

Remarks

The absolute value of a number is its unsigned magnitude. For example,

ABS(-1)

and

ABS(1)

both return

Example

This example uses the Abs function to compute the absolute value of a number.

Dim MyNumber MyNumber = Abs(50.3) ' Returns 50.3. MyNumber = Abs(-50.3) ' Returns 50.3.