I think it is strictly a "carry-over" from individuals "Lotus-Days".
Excel didn't embrace the feature/requirement.
HTH

"Jim333" wrote in
message ...

Hi everybody,

I have noticed that some people start the formula with + or - after
equal sign e.g. =+if(...

My question is: what is the main purpose of doing that I need a
detaild answer with some examples if available.

Thank you,,


--
Jim333
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jim333's Profile:
http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=5186
View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=376504