Here is an example of what i am trying to do.

In one cell i have created a drop down list lets call it "Menu" In this drop
down list we have "appetizers, soups, entrees, drinks, desert" what i would
like to do next and what i am having some difficulty with is to create a drop
down list in the next cell that is dependant on the selection in the "Menu"
cell.
For instance if "appetizers" is selected from the "Menu" then in the
neighboring cell i will be able to select from a list of appetizers, however
if drinks was selected, i would be able to select from a list of drinks.

If anyone has any advice please help, if i have not described it clearly and
you think you may be able to help let me know and i can try to clarify.

Thanks

See http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html

"Graham55" wrote:

Here is an example of what i am trying to do.

In one cell i have created a drop down list lets call it "Menu" In this drop
down list we have "appetizers, soups, entrees, drinks, desert" what i would
like to do next and what i am having some difficulty with is to create a drop
down list in the next cell that is dependant on the selection in the "Menu"
cell.
For instance if "appetizers" is selected from the "Menu" then in the
neighboring cell i will be able to select from a list of appetizers, however
if drinks was selected, i would be able to select from a list of drinks.

If anyone has any advice please help, if i have not described it clearly and
you think you may be able to help let me know and i can try to clarify.

Thanks

Hi, easy way:
for each main item, like apetizers, soups, etc. create special dependent
list. For instance: apetizers dependends will be apetizerA, apetizerB,
apetizerC. Name this dependent list apetizers, e.g. higlight the area of ur
dependent list and then label it (insert a name for it). Same for soups and
so on. Let's say in ur dropdown u choose from ur main list apetizers in A1.
In B1 create data validation-from list-set source data as =indirect(A1)


"Graham55" wrote:

Here is an example of what i am trying to do.

In one cell i have created a drop down list lets call it "Menu" In this drop
down list we have "appetizers, soups, entrees, drinks, desert" what i would
like to do next and what i am having some difficulty with is to create a drop
down list in the next cell that is dependant on the selection in the "Menu"
cell.
For instance if "appetizers" is selected from the "Menu" then in the
neighboring cell i will be able to select from a list of appetizers, however
if drinks was selected, i would be able to select from a list of drinks.

If anyone has any advice please help, if i have not described it clearly and
you think you may be able to help let me know and i can try to clarify.

Thanks

Thanks guys it worked wonderfully

"Graham55" wrote:

Here is an example of what i am trying to do.

In one cell i have created a drop down list lets call it "Menu" In this drop
down list we have "appetizers, soups, entrees, drinks, desert" what i would
like to do next and what i am having some difficulty with is to create a drop
down list in the next cell that is dependant on the selection in the "Menu"
cell.
For instance if "appetizers" is selected from the "Menu" then in the
neighboring cell i will be able to select from a list of appetizers, however
if drinks was selected, i would be able to select from a list of drinks.

If anyone has any advice please help, if i have not described it clearly and
you think you may be able to help let me know and i can try to clarify.

Thanks