Dropdown Lists - Use List Options Only

Jul 21, 2006

I have dropdown lists in a form and i want to make it so that the user can not input a value other than the ones in the list, how can i do this?

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Dropdown List Options

Feb 10, 2009

I have created a drop down list, but when selected the text is really small. I know this is because I am zoomed out, but if there any way for the text to be larger so that I can zoom out and still read what the options for the dropdown list are?

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Jul 25, 2014

I wanted to hide/remove the already selected options in a dependent drop down list so that the next time i am left with only the remaining options.

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Aug 17, 2011

Is it possible to do a drop down list that allow user to select pre-defined selections but everytime when a selection is chosen, the list reduced?

Example,

I have can choose Apple, Orange, Durian and Mango.

The drop down can only select these 4 fruits.

So there are 4 cells in Column A1, A2, A3, A4.

A1 selects Mango and then A2 will only have 3 options to choose. So until the last cell, he can only choose the last fruit left.

A1, A2, A3, A4 are not selecting in descending order thus it could be A3 selecting first, then A2 and then A4.

I'm using excel 2007

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Apr 20, 2009

I've been breaking my head over this and i haven't managed to make this work. The attached excel file contains a list of students that participated in exchange programs on the past. What i want this to do is that when i choose the university the student went on exchange with, that the city and country cell fill in automatiocally with their respectuve info. I have a worksheet on excel that has the university name, on the next cell the city, and on the next cell the country.

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Jul 7, 2007

i am currently designing a userform which has a drop-down box for user to choose from the options given. However, i would like to have in the box fields such as "--Subjects", "English", "Maths", "Science". In this way, the user will be shown a list of options of the different subjects for them to choose from as well as to clearly identify to them that these are the subjects available therefore the heading "--Subjects". I would also have to make sure that the user can only select "English", "Maths", "Science" and NOT "--Subjects".

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Mar 21, 2014

how to select, for example, 10 consecutive options that follow each other within the filter drop down box? (instead of individually clicking/checking each option) for example, clicking a cell A1, pressing and holding shift, and clicking cell A10, which highlights cells 1 - 10...

Is something like this possible within a filter drop down box?

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VBA Code To Select Multiple Options From Dropdown

May 14, 2012

correct below code?

Code:
Private Sub WorkSheet_Change(ByVal target As Range)
Dim rngdv As Range
Dim oldval As String
Dim newval As String
If target.Count > 1 Then GoTo exithandler
On Error Resume Next
Set rngdv = Cells.spcialcells(xlCellTypeAllValidation)

[code].....

i would like to select multiple options from dropdown... but it is not working...

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May 26, 2014

I am trying to get data from this site in excel. I need to select options from drop down menu (like bank name, balance sheet and date).

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Mar 11, 2013

I am trying to pull data from more than one drop down but don't the same data to show if already use, example as follow:

First drop down Contains:- Pants
Shirts
Hats
Shoes
Dresses

if I chose Hats it should not show up in the second drop down

second drop down Contains:- Pants
Shirts
Shoes
Dresses
Is this done in data validation or combo Box? if so how?

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Two Dropdown Lists Associated With One Set Of Assets

Jun 3, 2014

I'm trying to figure out how to make a spreadsheet where in one column a type of asset is entered through a drop down menu and then the next few columns are attributes - model, pattern, manufacturer, etc. - that would all have values entered through drop down menus populated based on the choice of 'type of asset' in the first column.

I can get a drop down menu for the 'type' column and a dependent drop down in the second column based on choice of 'type' using =INDIRECT(), but I do that by naming the dependent lists of models for each type after the types listed in the list of types. Once I've done that I can't name the lists of patterns after the types because those names are in use by the model lists. So how would I make multiple lists of attributes associate with the same list of types?

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Link The Different Dropdown Lists

Feb 27, 2009

I have a work book that contains various sheets with different information.
I have two different categories in one of the sheets,1 which contains counties and the other containing districts.

I have done a validation for the county which allows me to pick a county from a drop down list which works fine.I would like to create a drop down list for the districts aswell such that when i select i.e southyorkshire from the counties dropdown list,the districts drop down list will bring only districts in southyorkshire,excluding all the other districsts.hopefully i'll like the same to apply to all other counties.

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Dec 10, 2008

I have a workbook with several drop-down lists. The names for the lists are on a seperate sheet in the same workbook. I have used data-validation and allow list in all the cells with drop-downs. I have used =NAME in the source. I opened the workbook this afternoon for the first time in a couple of days and I am no longer able to select from a dropdown. I can type in the cells, but if I type something not included in the list, I get the "The value you have entered is not valid" error. So I feel like the validation is working on the cells, I'm just not able to select from a drop-down list. "In-Cell dropdown" is selected.

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May 29, 2014

Im trying to create a spreadsheet which has a drop down list in a cell, then when a selection is made a predetermined dollar figure will be entered in the cell next to it.

For Example:

Cell A1 Drop down list I have 20 cities listed, If I select St. Louis, I want the cell next to it to populate with $250.

Every city has a different dollar amount tied to it. So any time I select a city I want the specified dollar amount to populate the cell next to it.

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Dec 28, 2006

I have been able to use the previous information to create dependent drop down lists but I have been unable to apply the settings to entire columns versus just one cell.

Is there a way to get the dependent lists to correspond to the cell beside it without having to manually type in each cell name?

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May 20, 2014

I'm trying to simplify a template we use regularly at work. On the front end page, the one that eventually gets turned into a PDF and sent to a customer, I have a selection of drop downs, which I am pretty comfortable with. I also have some other fields that are populated by vlookups, and again, I have no problem there. What I am struggling with is creating a second drop down list that only has options relative to the first drop-down list. From what I gathered by searching on this, I may have to change the format my data is in, note that I have a pretty basic knowledge of excel.

Master Data (from where I want all the drop downs to come from) - see attached screenshot.

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So, on front end, I have a drop down that selects from column A. Beneath that there are two rows that auto-populate depending on what company was selected in the drop-down.
What I want is a second drop down list from D, E & F.

So, If I select ABC Limited in the drop down menu, the second drop down should only have John, Jim & Jane as options.

Is it possible to do this with the data in the format I have, or would I need to change the format? I have +/- 500 entries to do, so obviously I'd like to not change my format if possible.

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Mar 11, 2014

In worksheet 1 I have a list of employee numbers (column A) and and names (Column B)and in worksheet 2 I have a list of employee numbers (column A) and their payroll contracts (Column B). 1 employee can have multiple contracts).

What I'm trying to achieve in workshet 1 is to have a dropdown list ( Column C) which returns just the contracts that relate to the employee number in column A.

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How To Make Few Dropdown Lists Depending On One Before

Jan 7, 2014

how to make few dropdown lists depending on one before.

Example: I have table with next data: COLUMN A: (A1) Expense Type ( in all columns under A1 are types of expenses );

(A2) total trip cost;
(A3) Prize promo tour cost;
(A4 ) court renting cost;
(A5) Prize IPP cost

In columns B1, C1, D1, E1 are cities. Under each city is value for type of expense. I have uploaded worksheet for example.

Now, problem is next: I am trying to make drop down lists ( in new work sheet ) by using depending data from data table.

1.I made drop down list in first cell (let's say it is an A1 cell ) where I can chose city ( for example City of Zagreb ).

2.Then in next cell (B2) I would like to choose type of expense in drop down list ( for example Total trip cost ).

3.Finally, in C3 cell I would like to make drop down list that offers me just expense value for combination of chosen city ( Zagreb ) and chosen expense type ( Total trip cost ).

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Jul 22, 2014

I have a dashboard with 2 validation dropdown lists - 1 for Brand name (text) and one for month (mmm-yy) which go and run various pivots, etc.This works perfectly - except the dropdown list is so small its unreadable.

So I've tried a workaround using Combo boxes which I found here:

This does work, but when I select a month on the 2nd Combo Box, it is then displayed in number format eg, 41699. I've tried changing the format to mmm-yy but it keeps displaying as a number.

Is there any way I can make it display as mmm-yy?

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Creating Dependent Dropdown Lists?

Sep 23, 2011

I am trying to get a listbox I created in from DataValidation to be dependent on another list.

For example, when I select Course 1 (a list item) from the Course List drop-down, I want the cost to auotmatically populate in the Cost drop-down (the other list).

How do I get this to happen? Here is the code I created in VB, and I am not sure if this is the right course of action:

Sub Automated()
Sheet1.Cells(2, 1) = "MATLAB"
If (Sheet1.Cells(2, 1) = "MATLAB") Then
Sheet1.Cells(2, 3) = "31"
End If
Sheet1.Cells(2, 1) = "INCA"
If (Sheet1.Cells(2, 1) = "INCA") Then
Sheet1.Cells(2, 3) = "41"
End If

[code]....

I don't want to use the user form, however from VB. I want to use the regular drop-down. The code seems to work, but, each list item in the drop-down is not pulling the data I want it to. I need to activate the drop-down as a click event somehow. It's just recognizing the cell A2 as a whole and not the individual list items. I want to each list item to be their own object, and to automatically populate the cell C2 with their cost when they are selected.

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Linking 2 Identical Dropdown Lists?

Jan 21, 2013

I have two identical drop down lists (months i.e. Jan, Feb, Mar ...) in two different sheets but in the same workbook. Is there any way where the user changes the month in sheet 1 & the other drop down list in sheet 2 changes automatically to the same month selected by the user in the sheet 1 or vice-versa?

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Apr 24, 2014

I am trying to set up a spreadsheet with linked dynamic drop down lists, based on a table.Using the OFFSET function, I have managed to get this to work if the table is on the SAME sheet at the drop down lists. But I want to be able to put the drop down lists onto a different sheet, so that I can lock and hide the table.

I don't want to use the 'name based on the previous column' idea, as the table is large and will change weekly. the drop downs show all values, even duplicates, which I would like to get rid of.

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Mar 29, 2013

I'm using Excel 2007 and am trying to set up 3 columns of drop-down lists each dependent on the choice selected in the previous column's selection. It seems like it would be easy to figure out but I can't seem to do it.

I've already set up the arrays for the lists and "named" them but can't get the cell to be formatted automatically according to the previous columns selection.

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Jun 14, 2013

I have three drop-down boxes in 3 adjacent columns. Column 1 is free-choice, Columns 2 and 3 drop-downs are variable dependent on what is in Column 1. That works fine.

I have an issue with over-type but I can solve that with protection. Again fine.

BUT:

1. How do I make the user choose something i.e. not just leave the cell in column 2 or 3 blank by ignoring it (i.e. blank is an error but only after drop-down in column 1 is activated)

2. Also, if the user has completed the line (columns 1,2 and 3) and then changes column 1, columns 2 and 3 are now reading from the incorrect drop-down boxes (i.e. they are now in error but this is accepted and not flagged).

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May 14, 2012

Do not use validated drop down lists in merged cells.

It will only be a matter of time before it breaks Excel.

(Both 2007 & 2010)

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Jan 13, 2014

I have two drop down lists, one is named Copayment with values Yes and No and the other is named Coinsurance with values Yes and No as drop down lists. I want to make them mutually exclusive, for example: When the user picks Yes from Copayment, then the Coinsurance to be automatically No and the opposite: when the copayment is No then the coinsurance to be automatically Yes.

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Dual Data Validation Dropdown Lists

Sep 1, 2009

I'm trying to create a cell with multiple dropdown lists in E4 depending on a value from another drop down list in B4. Both E4 dropdown lists are named cell ranges RV_MECHANISM and VALVE_OPERATING_MECHANISM_TYPE. I know how to do this in Data Validation using an IF formula, however, that's not quite "bullet proof" or "idiot proof" enough.

I'm attempting to create a macro to load only the appropriate dropdown list in E4 as called for by B4.

I recorded the Data Validation dropdown lists using the macro recorder, then searched through all appropriate posts I could find at MrExcel and attempted to write the appropriate macro code as follows;

Sub RVorMECHTYPE()
With Selection.Validation
.Delete
.Add Type:=xlValidateList
If Range("$B$4").Value = "RV" Then
ValList.RV_MECHANISM
Else
ValList.VALVE_OPERATING_MECHANISM_TYPE
End With

Range("E4").Select

End If
End Sub

Compile error: End With without With

That's as close as I can get ... can one of you kind souls direct my macro coding paths and offer up the correct code for accomplishing this task.

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Nov 10, 2008

For my school project, I must create a spreadsheet with lists. I am not allowed to have the data from the lists displayed anywhere on the sheet except for the results which will be hidden by the list (Combo box) in question. I have 3 such combo boxes and I need the options inside them to be hard coded into the spreadsheet. How do I do this?

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Oct 8, 2013

I want to be able to reference cells in a table by using two drop down lists. One drop down for the columns in the table and another drop down for the rows in the table. The values in the columns will be different metal materials (aluminum, copper, stainless steel, etc.). The values in the rows will be thicknesses of those materials (1/16", 1/8", 1/4",3/16",3/8",1/2",3/4",1"). I already created a drop down list for the materials and another for the thicknesses. But now I want to be able to select a particular material and then a particular thickness and receive back in another cell a value that's cross referenced in a table. Specifically, the values in the table will be the weight of the particular material and thickness per square foot. I'll populate all of the cells in the reference table manually. I'll hide the table on a separate worksheet. i haven't created the table yet.

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Excel 2011 :: Multiple Dependent Dropdown Lists

Feb 26, 2013

I am working on a spreadsheet for my Building company. I'm building a tool to price for Fascia, Soffits and Cladding.

I'm using Macbook Pro Microsoft Office for Mac 2011

Please see attached file

The first sheet holds all the lists of products, Category Headings list is in column A and then all the relevant products and prices are then from B to BI. I have defined each category with a name by selecting the cells and entering a name in the name box.

The second sheet is a Calculator in which I would like a to have a drop down list in the Category Column (Which I have worked out how to do myself - good old google) and then a drop down list in the second column which lets the user select from a list of results based on the selection from the previous column.

Example:
Category(B3) - 18mm Fascia/Replacement Board (Square White) - Drop down menu taken from sheet 1 A3:A33
Description (C3) - Drop down list containing all the options from D2:D15 Named "FasciaReplacementBoard18mmWhite"

So basically, whatever the user selects in Column B (from the category list) a drop down list would be available in Column C

The Value column would then show a value based on the options selected.

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