Hi @BirdieG
The first thing you should know is that the database stores the logical values (numbers) on the one hand and the label on the other hand, in the case when option set is used.
However, when we export to Excel the label always appears, if you use the process of exporting data from the table and not from the application it is much more complex.
The first thing you should do is have a Model Driven Apps, then go to the table and do the following steps

Then this will download an excel file with the fields that are present in the view, try to enter all the fields you need, in my case enter industry which is an option set.

As you can see, the value comes out with consulting, which is an industry value.

In the other way, the csv is more complex to work with, this way that I have explained to you is much simpler and you only work with the fields you need
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