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    Anyone know if this is possible to put a formula in cell A1, to include the words "Piror "&cell A2's values displayed, rather than cell A2's values held, because the cells are formated to mmm-yy

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    Re: text formula

    Try using TEXT function like this

    ="Prior "&TEXT(A2,"mmm-yy")
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    Re: text formula

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    Re: text formula

    Quote Originally Posted by daddylonglegs View Post
    Try using TEXT function like this

    ="Prior "&TEXT(A2,"mmm-yy")
    Swear I tried that before asking! Thanks, works a treat

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