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Default Excel Validation

use data validation to do this..

somewhere on the spreadsheet (in an unused area) put lookup functions
in a cell to pull in the 3 values for each option.

then make the data validation refer to these 3 cells


On Jul 18, 9:10*pm, SKelly wrote:
I am tring to make dropdown box "B" only show data that applies to the
selection from box "A". If Amy selected "Perm" from her dropdown dox in "A"
then I only need the (new card
* * * * * * * *replacement
* * * * * * * *reactivate card
* * * * * * * *lost) options to show up. Can you help?v

Example:

A: * * * * * * * * * * B:
Temp * * * * * *other sites
* * * * * * * * * * forgotten
* * * * * * * * * * reactivate card

Perm * * * * * * new card
* * * * * * * * * * *replacement
* * * * * * * * * * *reactivate card
* * * * * * * * * * *lost

Contractor * * * new
* * * * * * * * * * * lost
* * * * * * * * * * * reactivate

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Susan Kelly