For the first expression:

=I373 / indirect(text(a369,"mmm")&"Exp")



WLMPilot wrote:

Within the budget worksheet for each month, I compare individual expense
against total expense to get a percentage. There are also two other cells
that contain totals that each expense is compared against.

I name those cells using the first three letters of each month: JULExp,
JULNetInc, and JULGrInc.

The upper-left cell of each budget has the date of the first day of each
month entered, but the display is mmm-yy, ie Jul-08.

I would like the formulas I use to pull the first three letters of the month
from that date cell.

EXAMPLE:
A369 = 7/1/08 -- displayed as Jul-08
I373 = Expense Amount
Formula in I374: I373 / JULExp
Formula in I375: I373 / JULNetInc
Formula in I376: I373 / JULGrInc

Thanks,
Les

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Dave Peterson