If a cell is displaying a date (let's say 1/1/2010) and I give it the custom
format of "mmm" (without quotes) will display the month name abbreviation
A custom format of "mmm" will display the full name
Suppose A1 holds a date and B1 has =A1, then the custom formatting will show
the name of month as above
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