=ABS(C3-D3)
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David Biddulph

"dig" wrote in message
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Hello,
I am having difficulty in finding the difference between two numbers,
i have two cloumns which have for example the numbers C3=2 and D3=10,
where
the difference would be E3=8 and numbers C4=12 and D4=7 where the
difference
would be E4=5, how do i do this in excel without getting negative numbers
such as C3-D3=-8?
thank you for your help,
Dougie