How to subtract in Excel By Anita George Published September 11, 2024 Armin Rimoldi/Pexels Using Microsoft Excel to subtract numbers may take a few more steps than you're used to, but it can be done.

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.

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