Just use a custom cell format, like "###.###.###;###.###.###;". The meaning is "postive;negative;zero", so my mask will not display zero (but show as empty cell).
Thanks sktneer. I appreciate that you took the time to come back here and write that. It's very helpful to everyone reading this question that may have the same inquiry.
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