You can use data on another sheet, if the range is named. There are
instructions he

http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal01.html

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"Paul Moles" wrote:

I would like to be able to use other worksheets or other workbooks for data
validation range.
Currently the validation range must be on the same sheet & although there
are macro workrounds, I find this restrictive.
Thanks

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