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Hi,

In A1 i've got 31-dec-2005 as a date

I need to get the month as text into A6 ie dec

Any ideas?
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Hi

Try this in A6:
=TEXT(A1,"mmm")

Andy.

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Hi,

In A1 i've got 31-dec-2005 as a date

I need to get the month as text into A6 ie dec

Any ideas?
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Cheers

Andy



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Hi,

In A1 i've got 31-dec-2005 as a date

I need to get the month as text into A6 ie dec

Any ideas?
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Cheers

Andy


=TEXT(A1,"mmm")
will give you Dec

Or
=TEXT(A1,"mmmm")
will give December


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Hi Andy

One way
=A1 FormatCells.NumberCustom mmm

Regards

Roger Govier


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In A1 i've got 31-dec-2005 as a date

I need to get the month as text into A6 ie dec

Any ideas?

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