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The CHOOSE function

Picks a value from a list by its position.

In German Excel: WAHL

How to write it

=CHOOSE(index_num, value1, [value2], …)
index_num
The position, starting at 1.
value1
The first value in the list.
value2
More values.

💡 An index outside the list gives #VALUE!.

Try it

Turn the day number into a name: 1 is Mon, 2 is Tue, up to 5, Fri.

A
B
1
Day no.
Day
2
3

CHOOSE(A2, "Mon", "Tue", …): the number picks the position.