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Dropdown list - goto with keystroke
Hi all,
Can anyone tell me the trick in setting up a dropdown list, using the data validate option, that allows the user to goto a specific point in the list. For example: the list is sorted in alphabetic order and I want the users to be able to go straight to 'P' by keying 'p' instead of having to scroll all the way through the list. Can it be done? Cheers Giz |
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Dropdown list - goto with keystroke
Can it be done?
No, Use a Combobox See http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal10.html -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl "Gizmo63" wrote in message ... Hi all, Can anyone tell me the trick in setting up a dropdown list, using the data validate option, that allows the user to goto a specific point in the list. For example: the list is sorted in alphabetic order and I want the users to be able to go straight to 'P' by keying 'p' instead of having to scroll all the way through the list. Can it be done? Cheers Giz |
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Had a feeling that would be the answer?!?
Cheers "Ron de Bruin" wrote: Can it be done? No, Use a Combobox See http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal10.html -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl "Gizmo63" wrote in message ... Hi all, Can anyone tell me the trick in setting up a dropdown list, using the data validate option, that allows the user to goto a specific point in the list. For example: the list is sorted in alphabetic order and I want the users to be able to go straight to 'P' by keying 'p' instead of having to scroll all the way through the list. Can it be done? Cheers Giz |
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Dropdown list - goto with keystroke
You could direct the user to the Name Box to the left of the formula
bar. This shows all names referring to ranges in the workbook. Hide any names you don't want the user to see (e.g. Names("print_area").Visible=False). You can either manually define the names yourself and they appear in the dropdown or you could use a formula so the user types this into the box. For the given example, with a cell in column A selected, choose Insert Names Define (Ctrl+F3); Name: P ; Refers to: =INDEX(!A:A,MATCH("P*",!A:A,0)) Now typing "P" in the Name Box takes you to the first occurence of "P" in the same column. Gizmo63 wrote: Had a feeling that would be the answer?!? Cheers "Ron de Bruin" wrote: Can it be done? No, Use a Combobox See http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal10.html -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl "Gizmo63" wrote in message ... Hi all, Can anyone tell me the trick in setting up a dropdown list, using the data validate option, that allows the user to goto a specific point in the list. For example: the list is sorted in alphabetic order and I want the users to be able to go straight to 'P' by keying 'p' instead of having to scroll all the way through the list. Can it be done? Cheers Giz |
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