Yes, in Excel, every formula must start with an equal sign (=) to indicate to the program that it is a formula and not a regular text entry. This is a key rule in Excel syntax that helps differentiate between data and calculations. Omitting the equal sign will result in Excel treating the entry as text rather than a formula.
In most spreadsheet programs like Excel, you typically start a formula with an equal sign (=) to indicate that the following characters are part of a formula and should be calculated.
If you mean in Excel, yes: you must always start a formula with an equal sign.
Excel formulas begin with an equal sign, for example:=SUM(A1:A7)will give you the total of the numbers in cells A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 and A7.Array formulas start with = but are enclosed in brace bracket{}.You can also use the plus or minus sign to start a formula, but as soon as you press Enter, a plus will be converted into an equals sign and a minus sign will have an equals sign inserted before it, so the formula will still show as starting with an equals sign.+5+7 will become =5+7-10*2 will become =-10*2Lotus 123 was the big spreadsheet application before Excel. It used the @ sign to start its functions. In order to help people moving from using Lotus 123 to Excel, the ability to start functions with the @ sign was included in Excel, and you can still do that. This applies only to functions at the start of a formula, not any formula.
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An equal sign because in order for the formula to go through correctly it has to have an (=)
If you mean "spreadsheet program", not necessarily. That's a standard used in Excel; in older spreadsheets, such as Lotus 1-2-3, the formula used to start with a plus sign instead. A minus could be used as well, if it was appropriate for the formula. However, nowadays it seems to have become quite standard for formulae to start with an equal sign.
To tell Excel that you are typing a formula, start by typing an equal sign "=" in the cell where you want the formula. This signals to Excel that you are entering a calculation or function. You can then proceed to input the formula or function you want to use in that cell.
You must start all formulas with an equal (=) sign. This symbol will tell Excel that you want to write a flormula.
In Excel an equation can be a formula. All formulas in Excel must start with the equals sign. That is what tells Excel it is a formula.
The equal sign in Excel is used to start a formula. All formulas begin with the equals sign. It can also be used for comparing things. In the following example, the first equals sign is starting the formula and the second one is comparing cell A2 and B2: =A2=B2
Well, formulas in general don't always start with a sign, but it might be talking about Excel, where they always start with an equal sign (=).
It is at the start of the formula bar. it is also on the formulas tab.