how do i tell excell to go back to the start of that month

A1 = some date

=A1-DAY(A1)+1

then calcualte a 3 month window from there

Assume the above formula is in cell B1.

=DATE(YEAR(B1),MONTH(B1)+3,DAY(B1))

Biff

"drizzy" wrote in message
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I trying to create a stats monitoring sheet and i need to calaculate the
target peiod

The target is to conduct the interview within 3 months of the start of the
month in which the interview became due.

IThe date that it is due will be given.
how do i tell excell to go back to the start of that month and then
calcualte a 3 month window from there?

Also i need both dates to be shown as the target window