then, may as wel make A1 as TODAY() and format cells, custom, mmmm

then B1 would be =DATE(year(A1),month(a1)-1,Day(A1))

And C1 would be =DATE(year(A1),month(a1)-2,Day(A1))

etc.

and this will also work for January counting back to December...

"wx4usa" wrote:

I have column A with the text string "September" and I need to have
column B show "September" minus 1 month or "August". Column C "July"
and D "June"

Then next month column A will change to October and B,C&D will move up
a month.

Make sense???
Thanks in advance for your help.