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Default pull downs and variables

The way to do this is as follows

The lists to use in D16:D35 should be entered as list in separate ranges,
and all named using a naming convention, such as List1, List2, List3, or say
ListEurope,ListAsia, ListAFrica, etc., where the 1,2,3 or Europe, Asia,
Africa are the values that will be selectable in the C2 list.

Then in DV in D16:D35, set the DV to an allow type of 'List', and use a
formula of

=INDIRECT("List"&C2)

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"darqphire" wrote
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I wish to have a pull down menu containing 15 choices each of which
would cause a given groups of cells to display a list of pre-arranged
text.

Ex: choose "A" from pulldown in (C2); and (D16) through (D35) would
display a custom list.... but if you choose "B" from the pulldown, a
seperate list would appear instead...

Any help in this would be greatly appreciated.


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