=SUMPRODUCT(--($A$2:$A$200=$L2),--(TEXT($B$2:$B$200,"mmm")=M$1))

copy down and across

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Bob

"Dee Smith" wrote in message
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I need to request a little help please:

I'm not fluent with writing formulas from scratch and need help (please):

Using column B, I'd like to determine what was ordered by month and then
categorize them by the item ordered. Ex: January and February, there was
one
for each item; in March there was 2 apples, 1 orange, 1 lemon and 1 pear;
in
April there was 1 apple, 2 oranges, 2 lemons and 2 pears.

Column A Column B
Ordered DateTime
Apple 2008-01-04 15:32:18
Orange 2008-01-08 13:37:54
Lemon 2008-01-09 11:48:56
Pear 2008-01-09 16:33:48
Apple 2008-02-02 11:45:55
Orange 2008-02-04 09:52:51
Lemon 2008-02-05 10:05:49
Pear 2008-02-05 10:14:28
Apple 2008-03-03 18:34:04
Orange 2008-03-03 18:47:40
Lemon 2008-03-04 07:04:29
Pear 2008-03-04 10:58:00
Apple 2008-03-04 11:38:02
Orange 2008-04-10 13:46:23
Lemon 2008-04-10 14:18:13
Pear 2008-04-10 17:45:01
Apple 2008-04-11 08:40:02
Orange 2008-04-11 10:02:10
Lemon 2008-04-14 17:06:12
Pear 2008-04-15 09:40:26

The output would look like this:

Item Jan Feb Mar Apr
Apple 1 1 2 1
Orange 1 1 1 2
Lemon 1 1 1 2
Pear 1 1 1 2

Any help would be greatly appreciated...thank you,
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DS