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Formulas: MonthName()

Category: Dates/Times

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MonthName()

Returns the month name of a date

put a bit simpler...

Hey Coda, give me the name of the month in this date.

MonthName() has two parameters, one is necessary and one is optional.

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DateTime

MonthName(DateTime, Format)

A date/time that you want to add more months to.

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Format

MonthName(DateTime, Format)

"MMM" returns a shorthand name; "MMMM" returns the full name.

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Jan 11, 2023

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MonthName() : The month name of

Jan 11, 2023

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Month(): Using this formula on my doc gives me this result

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MonthName(’MMM’) : The shortened month name of

Jan 11, 2023

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As you can see, this formula is rather simple —pass it a date and you get a very predictable result. Don’t pass it up so quickly, though! Month() is really helpful when building graphs or grouping your data.

Try some of the activities out below to see why.

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Practice: Find the shortened month name of todays date

Done

View upcoming staff PTO more simply and find how many have PTO in each month

Done

View staffs upcoming PTO as a circle graph to view how many staff are out in a different months

Done

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