One way: =TEXT(DATE(1,A1,1),"MMM")

another one:
=CHOOSE(A1,"JAN","FEB","MAR","APR","MAY","JUN","JU L","AUG","SEP","OCT","NOV"
,"DEC")


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Hi
In cell A1 I have the numeric value of a month for example 3. In A2 I
would
like the previous month formatted as MMM. What formula would I use?
Thanks