Use CHOOSECOLS function in Excel to extract columns from larger table

📊 In Excel the choosecols function is a helpful function to help extract columns of data and place these columns in a separate view. This video considers 2 scenarios being:
➡️ Example 1 - the data in table format
➡️ Example 2 - the data in raw format

In this Excel tutorial you'll discover:
✅ Why choosecols can be helpful for extracting columns from a larger table
✅ The choosecols function is broken down into two main parts
✅ How to select the relevant columns
✅ How to change the order of the columns
✅ Why sometimes negative figures can be seen in the formula

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 Intro - why choosecols makes it easy to extract columns
00:31 Intro to spreadsheet and user requirements
01:15 The choosecols function
01:30 Columns to be extracted in this example
01:40 Example 1 - data currently in a formatted table
01:50 Columns references for choosecols list
02:15 Tip - create a list of column headers
02:50 choosecols formula with table formatted data
04:10 Change order of columns
04:55 Column numbers can be negative
05:45 Example 2 - choosecols function with raw data format
06:50 Warning - hardcoded data range

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