It might be easiest to use a range of 2 columns (why 3???).

Then you can make your combobox have multiple columns--including both the
abbreviation and long name.

With your combobox selected (while you're designing the form), hit F4 to see its
properties.

..ColumnCount = 2 (or 3???)
..RowSource = Sheet1!a1:B9 (say)




Susy wrote:

Is there a way to add a command button to a form that displays data for
reference? I'd like the user of the form I'm creating to choose a chemical
abbreviation from a dropdown but be able to click a button and display a
table containing the full chemical name and unit. Or else have a dropdown
with three columns? It's easy to do in Access, but I can't seem to figure out
how to do either of these things in Excel.)

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Dave Peterson