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+= prefix to formula
I've received an Excel sheet which has many cells with formulae prefixed by +=.
I cannot find any explanation of the significance of putting plus before equals. Any pointers to an explanation? Thanks JJ |
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is it += or =+? When I type formulas I always use +, like +if(a1, etc) and
they change to =+if(a1, etc) "JJDuffin" wrote: I've received an Excel sheet which has many cells with formulae prefixed by +=. I cannot find any explanation of the significance of putting plus before equals. Any pointers to an explanation? Thanks JJ |
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I assume that your using + to start formulae is just a holdover from
Lotus 1-2-3, and that you realize that it's superfluous in XL. In article , "Marvin P. Winterbottom" wrote: is it += or =+? When I type formulas I always use +, like +if(a1, etc) and they change to =+if(a1, etc) |
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"JE McGimpsey" wrote in message
I assume that your using + to start formulae is just a holdover from Lotus 1-2-3, and that you realize that it's superfluous in XL. Umm no it's not. try typing "A1+B1" (without the quotes) into a cell .Excel thinks that is TEXT! Try it with 1+2 as well Excel STILL thinks that is text. In fact, if you type "1+2" (without the quotes) in Lotus, yes, it adds them up! In Excel you HAVE to type in either "=" or "+" or "-" in front of your formula. |
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Thanks, I see it is in fact =+ as in =+'CBD A+B'!E38*1000
So I can remove the + without affecting result? JJ "Marvin P. Winterbottom" wrote: is it += or =+? When I type formulas I always use +, like +if(a1, etc) and they change to =+if(a1, etc) "JJDuffin" wrote: I've received an Excel sheet which has many cells with formulae prefixed by +=. I cannot find any explanation of the significance of putting plus before equals. Any pointers to an explanation? Thanks JJ |
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"JJDuffin" wrote in message
Thanks, I see it is in fact =+ as in =+'CBD A+B'!E38*1000 So I can remove the + without affecting result? Yes, but why bother? |
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It's superfluous syntax and I generally like things to be as simple as
possible. I feel more comfortable when there aren't strange constructions appearing that I can't find in the online help. Just a personal comfort factor I suppose. Thanks for the help anyway. It's the first time I've used this forum so I'm very impressed that others take the time to help in this way. JJ "Gordon" wrote: "JJDuffin" wrote in message Thanks, I see it is in fact =+ as in =+'CBD A+B'!E38*1000 So I can remove the + without affecting result? Yes, but why bother? |
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In article ,
"Gordon" wrote: "JE McGimpsey" wrote in message I assume that your using + to start formulae is just a holdover from Lotus 1-2-3, and that you realize that it's superfluous in XL. Umm no it's not. try typing "A1+B1" (without the quotes) into a cell .Excel thinks that is TEXT! Try it with 1+2 as well Excel STILL thinks that is text. In fact, if you type "1+2" (without the quotes) in Lotus, yes, it adds them up! In Excel you HAVE to type in either "=" or "+" or "-" in front of your formula. Yes, of course. What I meant is that typing + rather than = leaves a superfluous character in the formula (the leading +)...incomplete wording on my part <sigh. |
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