# How to get rid of this MINUS sign?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-this-minus-sign/61661>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [May 12, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-this-minus-sign/61661 "2023-05-12T00:50:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hassan\_Nadeem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hassan_nadeem/32/72956_2.png) [@Hassan\_Nadeem](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hassan_Nadeem)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-this-minus-sign/61661/1 "2023-05-12T00:50:04Z")

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Why is this minus sign appearing on my layout when it’s not showing in the column? How do I get rid of that?

 ![Screenshot 2023-05-12 054910](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/c/4/c40ebc905469ca18dd9e7936854a1417b51ac0f1.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Hassan\_Nadeem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hassan_nadeem/32/72956_2.png) [@Hassan\_Nadeem](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hassan_Nadeem)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-this-minus-sign/61661/2 "2023-05-12T01:19:54Z")

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Update: I created a duplicate template column and replaced minus sign with a blank value.

But why can’t I see that minus sign in that column in the editor?

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-this-minus-sign/61661/3 "2023-05-12T02:28:40Z")

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The if-then-else column can do some weird stuff with column formatting. How are you actually calculating that time worked?