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Is there a function or a way that I can look at a cell (A2) in date format
and pull in the first day of the month in B2.
Example:
A B
12/25/2009 12/1/2009
5/19/2009 5/1/2009
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Hi there.
Please, try:

=DATE(YEAR(A2),MONTH(A2),1)

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Otávio

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Is there a function or a way that I can look at a cell (A2) in date format
and pull in the first day of the month in B2.
Example:
A B
12/25/2009 12/1/2009
5/19/2009 5/1/2009

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On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:21:02 -0800, Jen_T
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Is there a function or a way that I can look at a cell (A2) in date format
and pull in the first day of the month in B2.
Example:
A B
12/25/2009 12/1/2009
5/19/2009 5/1/2009


=a1+1-day(a1)

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