Changing date format to text only

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I am trying to input dates into a column and I want the date to appear as "December 31, 2003" NOT "31-Dec-03". How do I make this happen
 
format using a custom format of 'mmmm dd, yyyy' without the apostrophes.

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Dan said:
I am trying to input dates into a column and I want the date to appear as
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"December 31, 2003" NOT "31-Dec-03". How do I make this happen.
 
format the cell as mmmm dd"," yyyy will give the result,
set it up as a custom format, Format Cells Custom (at the
bottom of the drop down list box) set up your custom
format using one of the existing dates as a start point
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I am trying to input dates into a column and I want the
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date to appear as "December 31, 2003" NOT "31-Dec-03".
How do I make this happen.
 
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