How to express cell format in Numbers?

In Numbers on Mac, I want all positive numbers in cells to display in blue with comma separators and a leading + sign. Example: the value 4135 should appear as +4,135
I want all negative numbers in cells to display in red with comma separators and a leading - sign. Example: the value 2167 should appear as -2,167
I know how to create this in Excel with the custom format [Blue]+#,##0;[Red]-#,##0
When I create a spreadsheet in Excel, then open the spreadsheet in Numbers, this cell format is not recognized by Numbers. Does anyone know how to create this cell format in Numbers? Thx

Hi pomme4moi,
You can get the "+", the "-" and the commas in the custom format menu.
For you colors you need conditional formatting as shown by Wayne.
quinn

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