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I have come across an accounting spreadsheet that uses the =+ operator multiple times, such as =+sum(A4:A28). I can't see what use the extra '+' is. Can anyone advise please?
Thanks very much.
I have come across an accounting spreadsheet that uses the =+ operator multiple times, such as =+sum(A4:A28). I can't see what use the extra '+' is. Can anyone advise please?
Thanks very much.
Totally redundant; absolutely no need for it. Don't worry about it, probably someone who doesn't know Excel particularly well.
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Lazy people have been known to start a formula by hitting the + key instead of typing = since it's more accessible. This would produce the result you have, at least on older Excel.
I tried that just now on Excel 2010 and it seems that Excel removes the + sign so now there really is no reason not to start formulas with hitting + key.
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lotus123 used + to enter a value and it still gets used by some people
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@Jacc: how is a + sign more accessible than an = sign ... you have to press shift and = to get +, at least on a UK English keyboard.
The + on a numeric keypad is pretty accessible, and large.+
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It's an old habit for some people to start a formula with + instead of =, also a legacy of lotus123 and (shows age) supercalc - they both started any formula with +. It took me quite a while to break myself of that habit
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Whatever the history and habits, it's still redundant
Thanks very much for the insight. I had a feeling that it woudl be a user idiosyncracy, rather than an Excel form as i had never come across it before.
Thanks all.
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