CHOOSE

Picks from a list of options by number.

How it’s written

CHOOSE(number, option1, option2)

Example

A
1Quarter
22
=CHOOSE(A2,"Spring","Summer","Fall")

Result: Summer

A2 is 2, so it picks the second option.

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Worth knowing

Handy for turning 1, 2, 3 codes into labels.

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