First, let me note that this inconsistency is not exclusive to Narrator.? It only gives no indication at all of the fact a number is negative if Currency format is used and the cell format to show the value in red if it's negative is selected.? If the format includes the leading minus sign, it is correctly read as negative as it is if either of the parentheses enclosed formats of he Currency format is used.
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For Accounting format, the parentheses enclosed option does not directly result in the number being declared negative, but the presence of the parentheses is announced and for those familiar with Accounting format this is a clear indirect indicator that the value is a debit/negative value.
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This issue extends to JAWS and NVDA as well, with each of these screen readers being less reliable than Narrator is in regard to negative numbers not being reported as negative depending on the visual formatting choice that was made.? I suspect that all of this is tied together based upon what is being exposed by Excel to the various screen readers, but I can't be sure about that.
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But anyone who uses Excel, and particularly for spreadsheets where money is concerned and either Currency and/or Accounting formats are used, will encounter issues with not getting accurate information for negative values far too often.
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Here's the Feedback Hub problem report I submitted:
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If you're someone who works with Excel and with monetary values in particular, you might want to upvote this problem and/or add your own additional comments.
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