Convert month to number and subtract one

I have a date in cell A1 of December 1, 2005. I do a =text(A1) and it
returns December. I want to now get November, October in other cells based
off of the December cell. How can I subtract from December to get November?
Thanks in advance

I assume you have =TEXT(A1,"mmmm")

For November:
=TEXT(DATE(1,MONTH(A1)-1,1),"mmmm")
For October:
=TEXT(DATE(1,MONTH(A1)-2,1),"mmmm")

etc

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"Deeds" <Deeds@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a date in cell A1 of December 1, 2005. I do a =text(A1) and it
> returns December. I want to now get November, October in other cells
> based
> off of the December cell. How can I subtract from December to get
> November?
> Thanks in advance

Better make that

=TEXT(DATE(2,MONTH(A1)-1,1),"mmmm")

etc

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten


"Niek Otten" <nicolaus@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
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>I assume you have =TEXT(A1,"mmmm")
>
> For November:
> =TEXT(DATE(1,MONTH(A1)-1,1),"mmmm")
> For October:
> =TEXT(DATE(1,MONTH(A1)-2,1),"mmmm")
>
> etc
>
> --
> Kind regards,
>
> Niek Otten
>
> "Deeds" <Deeds@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0EC4BAA7-AC6C-4C1D-9DD6-A829F7733375@microsoft.com...
>>I have a date in cell A1 of December 1, 2005. I do a =text(A1) and it
>> returns December. I want to now get November, October in other cells
>> based
>> off of the December cell. How can I subtract from December to get
>> November?
>> Thanks in advance
>
>