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.

This is the Excel document formatted. 3] Dates are in the past. Here you will see how to subtract from today if the date or dates you want to use are in the past.

If you want to subtract 3 cells in Excel, you can either use the minus (-) sign in your formula or use the SUM function. Both the formulae are as follows: A1-A2-A3 A1-SUM(A2:A3) ...

How To Subtract In Excel. By Brad Coleta August 26, 2018. If you just downloaded Microsoft Excel and are completely confused on how to use it, don’t worry too much!