Although a running balance is commonly maintained on the same Excel worksheet as the debits or credits, you can also keep a running balance with figures that reside on different Excel sheets.

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Adding a condition to a simple revenue sheet might spell trouble in Microsoft Excel, but don't worry--a simple conditional function can handle the request.

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