Oct 02, 2012 Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word Help > Forum > Help Section > Excel Help > Using VLOOKUP to convert US State Abbreviations. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. In Excel 2016 for Mac, Microsoft has added almost all new formula functions in Excel 2013 from the Windows platform. Why not have a try on the Arabic function (for example, try =ARABIC(“LVII”)) and see what you get. Note that the WebService, EncodeURL and FilterXML functions are not available yet in Excel 2016 for Mac.
Description The Microsoft Excel CHOOSE function returns a value from a list of values based on a given position. The CHOOSE function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Lookup/Reference Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) and a VBA function (VBA) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the CHOOSE function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.
As a VBA function, you can use this function in that is entered through the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor. Example (as Worksheet Function) Let's look at some Excel CHOOSE function examples and explore how to use the CHOOSE function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel: Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following CHOOSE examples would return: =CHOOSE(1, A2, A3, A4, A5) Result: 'TechOnTheNet.com' =CHOOSE(2, A2, A3, A4, A5) Result: 'DigMinecraft.com' =CHOOSE(3, A2, A3, A4, A5) Result: 'CheckYourMath.com' =CHOOSE(1, 'Tech', 'on', 'the', 'Net') Result: 'Tech' =CHOOSE(5, A2, A3, A4, A5) Result: #VALUE! 'The position parameter is greater than the number of items in the list so #VALUE! Error is returned =CHOOSE(1.2, A2, A3, A4, A5) Result: 'TechOnTheNet.com' 'Returns the value from position 1 in the list because the fractional portion is dropped. Frequently Asked Questions Question: In Microsoft Excel, my question concerns formatting numbers in a particular cell.
For example, the cell says: ='Gas price: $' & CHOOSE(gas.deck, B1, B2, B3) & 'per mmbtu' But returns $3 when the cell is formatted to two decimals. If the price were $3.25, the correct price would show.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Answer: Even though your cell is formatted with a number format, your formula is returning text not a numeric value so the number format will not be applied.
You will need to apply the format to the number inside of the formula. You could try using the to apply the format as follows: (you will need to remove your $ sign because the DOLLAR function will insert one automatically) ='Gas price: ' & DOLLAR(CHOOSE(gas.deck, B1, B2, B3)) & 'per mmbtu' This formula should now return something like: Gas price: $3.25per mmbtu.
This function is available in: MS Excel 2007 and above version, MS Excel 2011 for Mac and above version, Android, iPhone, Online etc. There are 7 popular lookup functions in MS Excel. One of them is Choose. This function returns a value from a list (maximum 254 items in a list) whose nth number has given. This function requires a position number and a list of range. Then the function will return the value from list of range by using the mentioned position number. Functions Structure: The structure of this function is.