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Default How do I lock a drop down cell so only drop down entries can bee.

On Apr 29, 10:07*am, OrlaLynch
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I am trying to protect my sheet and control what users can enter. I have many
cells with drop down entries but I do not want them to be able to enter
anything else into the cell. Is this possible?


Try Data validation and list instead of what you are doing. Somewhere
on the sheet type your list of things that you do want added then
select them as the list under data validation. If the list is going
to be on a different sheet then the drop down, you will have to have a
named range. Then make your data validation list source as =Name of
your range. To create a named range you need to go to insert/ Name
Define.

Jay