hello there excel gurus.I am largely self taught in excel and can write
straightforward macros and have a pretty good grasp of some of the
functions.I have always used form comboboxes for my pull down lists.I notice
that you seem to prefer the data validation list,pros and cons.?I like that
the fom combo box is always there.
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paul
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Paul: There's bunches of companies who don't let their users run macros, for
one. For another, Data Validation is, IMHO, much easier to show someone how
to do. Comboboxes ALWAYS show their dropdown arrow. Comboboxes are harder to
size to a cell. Hmm...what else? :)
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"paul" wrote in message
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hello there excel gurus.I am largely self taught in excel and can write
straightforward macros and have a pretty good grasp of some of the
functions.I have always used form comboboxes for my pull down lists.I
notice
that you seem to prefer the data validation list,pros and cons.?I like
that
the fom combo box is always there.
--
paul
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Hi

Think about worksheet with a ...thousand rows, which must have combos in
several columns. Or that you have designed such sheet, and then decided to
add (or remove) some columns. Or that you suddenly find out, that you have
to change coded-in lists in all those combos. With validation list, you
create a list in a cell, and copy it to needed range; you can freely move
the cell with list to any location on sheet; and to change the list 's
source, you simply select the whole range with data validation list, and
edit it in one go.

Additionally, the main property of data validation list is to validate
entries. You can't enter the wrong entry into cell, when not set otherwise -
and that without implemeting sheet protection or using any VBA.


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hello there excel gurus.I am largely self taught in excel and can write
straightforward macros and have a pretty good grasp of some of the
functions.I have always used form comboboxes for my pull down lists.I
notice
that you seem to prefer the data validation list,pros and cons.?I like
that
the fom combo box is always there.
--
paul
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Hi!

Six of one, half dozen of the other!

In some applications you may not want the list to always be visible.

CB's need a linked cell (depending on how you use it)

The range source is a little more complicated to define in CB's if you want
variable sources.

Both serve their own purpose!

Biff

"paul" wrote in message
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hello there excel gurus.I am largely self taught in excel and can write
straightforward macros and have a pretty good grasp of some of the
functions.I have always used form comboboxes for my pull down lists.I
notice
that you seem to prefer the data validation list,pros and cons.?I like
that
the fom combo box is always there.
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paul
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There's an example here that combines the advantages of both, using
cells with data validation lists, and one combobox:

http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal11.html

paul wrote:
hello there excel gurus.I am largely self taught in excel and can write
straightforward macros and have a pretty good grasp of some of the
functions.I have always used form comboboxes for my pull down lists.I notice
that you seem to prefer the data validation list,pros and cons.?I like that
the fom combo box is always there.


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Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html