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Formula starts =+(cell reference)
Can anyone provide a detailed explanation of what it means when a formula is
input into a cell with the addition sign immediately after the =. Examples: =+a1, =+C:\Excel\[WB]Sheet1!A1, =+L187+(Q213), =+Sum(A1:A33) I inherited several spreadsheets that I am revising that use this convention and I can't seem to find any information on what it means other then a note in Excel for Dummies stating this means you want to make the value "explicitly positve" Does anyone have more information on this. Thanks in advance for any help. |
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Formula starts =+(cell reference)
It means that an ex-Lotus user entered the formula by starting it with the "+"
sign. +A1 which Excel converts to =+A1 Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:40:02 -0700, chaunceycupoo wrote: Can anyone provide a detailed explanation of what it means when a formula is input into a cell with the addition sign immediately after the =. Examples: =+a1, =+C:\Excel\[WB]Sheet1!A1, =+L187+(Q213), =+Sum(A1:A33) I inherited several spreadsheets that I am revising that use this convention and I can't seem to find any information on what it means other then a note in Excel for Dummies stating this means you want to make the value "explicitly positve" Does anyone have more information on this. Thanks in advance for any help. |
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Formula starts =+(cell reference)
It's a carryover from 123. Usually it is harmless to leave it in. Also some
parenthesis are unnecessary Examples: =+a1, =a1 =+C:\Excel\[WB]Sheet1!A1, =+L187+(Q213), =l187+q213 =+Sum(A1:A33) =sum(etc -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "chaunceycupoo" wrote in message ... Can anyone provide a detailed explanation of what it means when a formula is input into a cell with the addition sign immediately after the =. Examples: =+a1, =+C:\Excel\[WB]Sheet1!A1, =+L187+(Q213), =+Sum(A1:A33) I inherited several spreadsheets that I am revising that use this convention and I can't seem to find any information on what it means other then a note in Excel for Dummies stating this means you want to make the value "explicitly positve" Does anyone have more information on this. Thanks in advance for any help. |
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Formula starts =+(cell reference)
"chaunceycupoo" wrote in message
... Can anyone provide a detailed explanation of what it means when a formula is input into a cell with the addition sign immediately after the =. Examples: =+a1, =+C:\Excel\[WB]Sheet1!A1, =+L187+(Q213), =+Sum(A1:A33) I inherited several spreadsheets that I am revising that use this convention and I can't seem to find any information on what it means other then a note in Excel for Dummies stating this means you want to make the value "explicitly positve" Does anyone have more information on this. Thanks in advance for any help. It's probably a relic from Lotus, or otherwise someone who doesn't understand. -- David Biddulph |
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