an extra "+" sign in formula

[chris]

hi there,
when you have a formula that runs like that =+D13/100 ,then what does
that 'plus' sign stand for? What is it for, actually?

 

[David Billigmeier]

Means it was probably imported from Lotus. You can delete it.

 

[Dave Peterson]

It doesn't do anything.

Your formula is equivalent to:
=d13/100

Lots of people came from Lotus where formulas started with + and they've
combined it with excel's =.

 

[Toppers]

I think it's a "carry over" from Lotus 123 but in Excel it's redundant!