This tutorial will show you how to create a Formula to Add, Subtract, Multiply or Divide in Microsoft Excel. You can do basic calculations easily!

How to subtract in different cells If you have numbers located in different cells in your spreadsheet that you want to subtract, you can do so by using cell references and a formula.

Subtracting in Excel Like we already mentioned, there’s no actual command in Excel for subtracting values, you have to use an operator in a formula.