CHOOSE Function

The CHOOSE function is one of the lookup and reference functions. It is used to return a value from a list of values based on a specified index (position).

The CHOOSE function syntax is:

CHOOSE(index, argument-list)

where

index is the position of the value in the argument-list, a numeric value greater than or equal to 1 but less than the number of the number of values in the argument-list,

argument-list is the list of values or the selected range of cells you need to analyze.

To apply the CHOOSE function,

  1. select the cell where you wish to display the result,
  2. click the Insert function
    icon situated at the top toolbar,
    or right-click within a selected cell and select the Insert Function option from the menu,
    or click the
    icon situated at the formula bar,
  3. select the Lookup and Reference function group from the list,
  4. click the CHOOSE function,
  5. enter the required arguments separating them by comma,
  6. press the Enter button.

The result will be displayed in the selected cell.

CHOOSE Function