Wendy,

The plus sign in this context is redundant. It tells us that the result is
positive.
If the plus were a minus sign instead, it would tell us that the result is
negative.

As Hank pointed out, it's probably left over from a data entry shortcut.


The + here is a unary operator. To learn more about unary operators:
http://www.google.com/search?q=define:Unary+Operator

Rob



"Wendy" wrote in message
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May I know what is the difference between the formula start with "=if" and
"=+if"?? Is it a new feature?

Thanks!

Wendy