Hi

I can't see your original post, but I have written some code which will
allow you to enter a single letter in a Data validation cell, and when you
click the dropdown you will be taken to that part of the list that starts
with the letter.

An example file can be found at
http://www.contextures.com/DataValHeadings.zip

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Regards
Roger Govier

"confused deejay" wrote in
message ...
probably really late now joe but would it not be easier to write the
companies names in a1:a99 then hide them then when you type in (say a100).
after typing the first letter or two you could press enter, the company
you
wanted should fill in the space
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deejay


"Joe H." wrote:

I am creating a quote sheet in excel that will need to be filled out
quickly
while on the phone with my customers. There is basic info that will be
needed
for each quote. The first thing will be the customer name. What would be
the
best way to set up a cell to auto select from a list? Lets say John Does
Lumber Yard calls, is there a way I can start tying €œJ€� and be able to
select
John Does Lumber Yard from a list and have it auto fill the cell? I have
it
set up right now with a drop down list but it takes just as long to
search
threw all my customers in the drop down list than it would to just type
it
in. I was thinking if I had a drop down list I could click on the carrot
and
type €œJ€� and the list would automatically scroll to the customers
beginning
with €œJ€� but this is not the case. I have to manually scroll down and
find
the customer. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.