date format

[shital]

i have data like
Date,bill no,name,item,qty,rate, amt.,month
i have date foramt like dd/mm/yyyy what i want is if day
is 12/04/2004 than it should just display April in month
column.

i try using format cell but when i use pivot table it come
in dd/mm/yyyy format any help.

thnaks in advance.

shital

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

use the group feature in your pivot table and group on month.

 

[arno]

Hi Shital,

is 12/04/2004 than it should just display April in month
column.

i try using format cell but when i use pivot table it come
in dd/mm/yyyy format any help.

use the following formula in column "month", where the date is in B2:
=TEXT(B2;"MMMM")


arno

 

[RichardS]

There's probably an easier way, but
=--TEXT(MID(A1,4,2)&"-"&RIGHT(A1,4),"mm-yyyy")
gives short date Apr-04 if that's any help

Richard