Formula that shows Quarters 1-4 in Year

Hi Andrew

Thanks for getting in touch. The two powerful parts of the formula are the MONTH and INT functions.

MONTH returns the month for a given date, in the form of a number. So =MONTH(01/05/2013) returns 5.

INT converts a number to an integer, i.e. a whole number. It doesn't round, it just chops off any spare decimal places.

In order, it does this:

1) evaluate the month of the given date
2) subtract 1 and divide by 3 (this converts it to 0, 1, 2 or 3)
3) convert to an integer
4) add 1 to turn it into 1, 2, 3 or 4

You can see this more clearly on your spreadsheet by highlighting a cell that contains this formula, going to the Formulas tab and clicking Evaluate Formula. Excel will then slowly step through the function for you.

Kind regards

Gary Fenn
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