How about something like:

=TEXT(DATE(2007,MONTH(DATEVALUE(I5&"-2007"))-1,1),"MMMM")



Ola2B wrote:

Excel refuses to accept more argument as per below. Foe example i
wanted to add "if("January","December"). it would not let me further
that the argument below. Can anyone please help!!!!!!

=IF(I5="MAY","APRIL",IF(I5="JUNE","MAY",IF(I5="JUL Y","JUNE",IF(I5="AUGUST","JULY",IF(I5="SEPTEMBER", "AUGUST",IF(I5="OCTOBER","SEPTEMBER",IF(I5="NOVEMB ER","OCTOBER",IF(I5="DECEMBER","NOVEMBER"))))))) )

Many thanks in advance,
Ola.

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Dave Peterson