One of the benefits of Excel is the ability to use cell references in formulas. For example, if you wanted to subtract 5 from 10, your formula would be =10 – 5, and the result would be 5.
Press the 'Enter' key to get the subtraction result.Enter the subtraction formula =number1 – number2, where number1 is the number you want to subtract from and number2 is the number to subtract.Select the cell where you want to display the subtraction result.