Excel: Obtain the row of the smaller value -
i have following columns:
- original values, b - absolute values, c - sorted absolute values
(i obtain ordered values (c) using small formula given range - see link bellow)
i need know each ordered absolute value, if original value or not negative: 
so in picture red columns filled-in manually...
there way automatize via formula ?
here link sandbox in excel online: http://1drv.ms/1vu2mz4
if first link not work, same thing , formulas on google sheets
a partial answer, might enough if column e in screenshot want , column d helper column intended make column e easy compute.
the problem abs() loses information. instead of using that, use function doesn't lose information doesn't change sort order , makes possible recover absolute value after sorting. 1 way leave positive numbers alone send negative numbers absolute value + 0.5. example,
in b2 enter
=if(a2 >= 0,a2, 0.5+abs(a2)) in c2 enter
=small($b$2:$b$6,-1+row()) in d2 enter
=int(c2) to recover absolute values. finally, in e2 enter
=if(c2=d2,false,true) (copying of formulas down).

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