Formula that shows Quarters 1-4 in Year

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Fri 31 Jan 2014, 13:15 Delegate Andrew said...

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Formula that shows Quarters 1-4 in Year

I have found this formula on the internet which successfully answered my proble about calculating which quarter the date cell belongs too.

=INT((MONTH(A1)-1)/3)+1

(A1 = 01/01/2014)

My question is can someone explain how the formula itself is structured (how it works by breaking down each part of it).

I'll be grateful for any feedback.

Andy

Fri 31 Jan 2014, 15:06 Trainer Gary said...

RE: 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

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Fri 31 Jan 2014, 16:27 Delegate Andrew said...

RE: Formula that shows Quarters 1-4 in Year

That's explained it perfectly - Thanks Gary.

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