what is the difference between this formula:

=+C31*$D$14

and this one:

=C31*$D$14

both formula give the same results. what is the purpose of the plus sign?

The plus sign serves no useful purpose whatsoever
It does tell us that maybe the originator of the workbook began life as a
Lotus 123 users where formulas began with +. And that they have not yet
found that Excel does not require them (old habits die hard - or not at all)
best wishes
--
Bernard Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme

"KrispyData" wrote in message
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what is the difference between this formula:

=+C31*$D$14

and this one:

=C31*$D$14

both formula give the same results. what is the purpose of the plus sign?

Hello!

Aside from the = sign, you can start a formula by using a + sign. While you can say that this is "useless", the main function of this is to just multiply the whole formula with +1, that's why it appears as if nothing happened.

For the - sign, the inverse is true. It multiples the whole formula by -1, meaning a positive output of a formula becomes negative, and a negative output of a formula becomes positive. This can be useful in a number of applications.


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