How to get a drop down menu to return another value
 

I have a list of items on Sheet2 which reads
Bananas A
Apples F
Peaches R
Kumquats Y

On Sheet1, I have a drop-down menu in cell A5 which I have set to show the
choices Bananas, Apples, Peaches, Kumquats.

However I need the VALUE of cell A5 to be the letter shown in the list on
Sheet2.

I remember there is a way to do this but I can't seem to find it.. thank you!

How to get a drop down menu to return another value
 

One way to achieve it would be to use a combo box from control toolbox

Take a look at this sample from my archives:
http://savefile.com/files/221672
Combo box from control toolbox toolbar_Example2

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"Malcolm" wrote:
I have a list of items on Sheet2 which reads
Bananas A
Apples F
Peaches R
Kumquats Y

On Sheet1, I have a drop-down menu in cell A5 which I have set to show the
choices Bananas, Apples, Peaches, Kumquats.

However I need the VALUE of cell A5 to be the letter shown in the list on
Sheet2.

I remember there is a way to do this but I can't seem to find it.. thank you!