You can do this with programming. There's a sample file he

http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html

Under Data Validation, look for 'Select Multiple Items from Dropdown List'


MarieB wrote:
I would like to use data validation to populate entries into a cell, however,
I 'd like to be able to enter multiple entries from the list into one cell.
Is this possible?


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