Dynamic ArrayLevel: ExpertAvailable in: Excel 365 / 2021+
In this article
- Syntax
- Examples
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Related functions
CHOOSECOLS returns only the columns you list, in the order you list them.
Syntax
=CHOOSECOLS(array, col_num1, [col_num2], ...)
| Argument |
What it means |
col_num |
1 = first column; negative counts from the right. |
Examples
Example 1
=CHOOSECOLS(A2:H500, 3, 1, 8)
Customer, Date and Amount only — reordered.
Example 2
=CHOOSECOLS(FILTER(A2:H500, B2:B500="North"), 1, 8)
Filter first, then keep two columns.
CHOOSEROWS · FILTER · INDEX
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