autocomplete from a drop down list
 

How can I set up autocomplete from a drop down list?

If you use a combo box from the control toolbox, you can set its
autocomplete property to true:
On the control toolbox, click the Design Mode button
Select the combo box
On the control toolbox, click the Properties button
Set the MatchEntry property to: fmMatchEntryComplete

If the dropdown is from data validation, it doesn't support
autocomplete. However, there's a sample file here that provides a
combobox from which you can select one of the values from the data
validation list. In the combobox, you can enable autocomplete:

http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html

Under 'Data Validation', look for 'Data Validation Combobox'

Dude wrote:
How can I set up autocomplete from a drop down list?


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Debra Dalgleish
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