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I have two cells with two different numbers and I am trying to have Excel
format the difference between the cells.
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What do you mean by format the difference? Please elaborate.
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In Excel the symbol for minus is the minus sign (-), so the difference
between A1 and B1 is =B1-A1.
If you want only the magnitude of the difference, use =ABS(B1-A1)
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