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i want to create a dropdown list in excell that will highlight a word when
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To make a dropdown first highlight the list you wish and give it a name
(anthing you want eg listX). Do this by going Insertnamecreate.
After doing this go to the cell where you wish for the dropdown list to
appear, and go DataValidation. When the box comes up, in the box next to
"allow:" secect "list". In the box below that says "source" type "=(your list
name).
For example "=ListX"

Your dropdown is then complete, so click ok.

hope this helps.

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i want to create a dropdown list in excell that will highlight a word when
first letter is typed

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You could add a data validation list to the cells in the column. There
are instructions in Excel's help, and he

http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal01.html

Although data validation doesn't support autocomplete, 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'


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