/-sign in formulas

When entering the /-sign (divide) in a formula, Numbers displays the +-sign (add). Numbers actually makes the divide but it is confusing.


Anybody that experience the same behavior?

Posted on Mar 15, 2023 4:00 AM

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Mar 15, 2023 5:36 AM in response to GA61sw

It was a stupid design choice. The / symbol is universally recognized and universally used in the computing community and pretty much everywhere else and is easily distinguished from the +, whereas the ÷ is easily mistaken for +, especially at the small font size used. In addition (no pun intended), the ÷ symbol does not appear on the keyboard and cannot be typed so we still type the standard / symbol only to see it get changed on screen into what looks like a + for no discernible reason. Stupid stupid stupid.

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