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CHOOSEROWS

CHOOSEROWS CHOOSECOLS

By Jeff Lenning | March 17, 2026 |

When working with tabular data in Excel, there are often times we need to extract specific rows or columns based on custom logic. This is where the CHOOSEROWS and CHOOSECOLS functions come into play. These recently introduced dynamic array functions are powerful alternatives to functions like TAKE and DROP, offering more flexibility by letting us…