Hi,
You can do this via Conditional Formatting. Go to:
Format > Conditional Formatting then change the drop down displaying 'between' to 'greater than', enter your number (or cell reference) in the box, then click the 'Format' button and change to red, or whatever colour/format you desire.
With negative numbers, just choose the 'less than' and type in 0, then change the formatting again.
Then click OK to exit and view your results.
HTH,
SamuelT
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