Subtraction methods in Excel aren't the quickest or simplest, but if you need to get it done, we can show you how to subtract in Excel. Here's how.

Microsoft Excel's spreadsheet design allows you to quickly calculate values separated into two columns and replicate this calculation without having to manually recreate the formula for each row ...

You can subtract numbers in Microsoft Excel in a few different ways, depending on your data and formatting.

Subtracting isn’t as straightforward in Excel as it seems, simply because there’s no actual command to subtract numbers. Instead, you have to use a formula with the subtraction operator.