Skip to content
Free Excel Tutorials
  • Home
  • Excel For Beginners
  • Excel Intermediate
  • Advanced Excel For Experts

Data Analysis

  • Example of COUNTIFS with variable table column in Excel
  • Number and Text Filters Examples in Excel
  • Excel Frequency Function Example
  • Conditional Formatting New Rule with Formulas in Excel
  • Understanding Pivot Tables in Excel

References

  • Offset in Excel
  • Extract all partial matches in Excel
  • How to reference named range different sheet in Excel
  • Lookup entire row in Excel
  • LOOKUP function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation

Data Validations

  • Excel Data validation number multiple 100
  • Excel Data validation exists in list
  • Excel Data validation allow uppercase only
  • Excel Data validation date in next 30 days
  • Excel Data validation don’t exceed total

Subtract Numbers in Excel

by

There’s no SUBTRACT function in Excel. However, there are several ways to subtract numbers in Excel. Are you ready to improve your Excel skills?

1. For example, the formula below subtracts numbers in a cell. Simply use the minus sign (-). Don’t forget, always start a formula with an equal sign (=).

2. The formula below subtracts the value in cell A2 and the value in cell A3 from the value in cell A1.

3. As you can imagine, this formula can get quite long. Simply use the SUM function to shorten your formula. For example, the formula below subtracts the values in the range A2:A9 from the value in cell A1.

Worked Example:   How to get original price from percentage discount in Excel

Take a look at the screenshot below. To subtract the numbers in column B from the numbers in column A, execute the following steps.

4a. First, subtract the value in cell B1 from the value in cell A1.

Worked Example:   How to Count Number of Characters in a Cell or Range of Cells in Excel


4b. Next, select cell C1, click on the lower right corner of cell C1 and drag it down to cell C6.


Take a look at the screenshot below. To subtract a number from a range of cells, execute the following steps.

5a. First, subtract the value in cell A8 from the value in cell A1. Fix the reference to cell A8 by placing a $ symbol in front of the column letter and row number ($A$8).

Worked Example:   How to calculate profit margin percentage in Excel

5b. Next, select cell B1, click on the lower right corner of cell B1 and drag it down to cell B6.

Explanation: when we drag the formula down, the absolute reference ($A$8) stays the same, while the relative reference (A1) changes to A2, A3, A4, etc. Maybe this is one step too far for you at this stage, but it shows you one of the many other powerful features Excel has to offer.

Post navigation

Previous Post:

Lock Cells in a Worksheet Excel

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Learn Basic Excel

Ribbon
Workbook
Worksheets
Format Cells
Find & Select
Sort & Filter
Templates
Print
Share
Protect
Keyboard Shortcuts

Categories

  • Charts
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Validation
  • Excel Functions
    • Cube Functions
    • Database Functions
    • Date and Time Functions
    • Engineering Functions
    • Financial Functions
    • Information Functions
    • Logical Functions
    • Lookup and Reference Functions
    • Math and Trig Functions
    • Statistical Functions
    • Text Functions
    • Web Functions
  • Excel VBA
  • Excel Video Tutorials
  • Formatting
  • Grouping
  • Others

Logical Functions

  • Extract multiple matches into separate rows in Excel
  • How to use Excel TRUE Function
  • Nested IF function example in Excel
  • Excel If, Nested If, And/Or Criteria Examples
  • How to use Excel OR Function

Date Time

  • How to calculate next anniversary date or birthday in Excel
  • How to get year from date in Excel
  • Get work hours between dates custom schedule in Excel
  • Convert text to date in Excel
  • How to calculate workdays per month in Excel

Grouping

  • Group numbers with VLOOKUP in Excel
  • How to randomly assign data to groups in Excel
  • If cell contains one of many things in Excel
  • Group numbers at uneven intervals in Excel
  • Group times into 3 hour buckets in Excel

General

  • How to fill cell ranges with random number from fixed set of options in Excel
  • Zoom Worksheet in Excel
  • Find, Trace and Correct Errors in Excel Formulas using ‘Formula Auditing’
  • How to calculate percent sold in Excel
  • Subtotal by invoice number in Excel
© 2023 xlsoffice . All Right Reserved. | Teal Smiles | Abbreviations And Their Meaning