=TEXT(J5,"MMM""-""yy")

should work

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"lightbulb" wrote in message
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In column J I have dates in the format mm/dd/yy ... then across row 5 I
have
monthes in the form month/yy (i.e. Apr-09). If a date in column J reads
05/16/09 , I want to place the certain text in the column corresponding
with
May-09 (in the row that reads 05/16/09). Does that make sense? Any help?