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Validation List Malfunction
I've got a workbook with one sheet that is misbehaving. When I try to set up a validation list, the dropdown arrow does not appear when the cell is selected, and the cell does not function as a dropdown. This is true no matter what cell I try on that sheet. All of the other sheets in the workbook work fine for validation lists. Is there a sheet setting somewhere that would disable validation lists? (Protection is turned off on the offending sheet). -- Kncuda ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kncuda's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=28967 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=487005 |
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Validation List Malfunction
There was a bug in xl97 that would stop the Data|Validation from working if the
cell was in the top portion of the window after a Window|freeze panes? Any chance you're using xl97 and have freeze panes turned on? Kncuda wrote: I've got a workbook with one sheet that is misbehaving. When I try to set up a validation list, the dropdown arrow does not appear when the cell is selected, and the cell does not function as a dropdown. This is true no matter what cell I try on that sheet. All of the other sheets in the workbook work fine for validation lists. Is there a sheet setting somewhere that would disable validation lists? (Protection is turned off on the offending sheet). -- Kncuda ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kncuda's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=28967 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=487005 -- Dave Peterson |
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Validation List Malfunction
You sure you have "in cell dropdown" checked?
Otherwise perhaps Dave's answer will cover the problem. Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:37:44 -0600, Kncuda wrote: I've got a workbook with one sheet that is misbehaving. When I try to set up a validation list, the dropdown arrow does not appear when the cell is selected, and the cell does not function as a dropdown. This is true no matter what cell I try on that sheet. All of the other sheets in the workbook work fine for validation lists. Is there a sheet setting somewhere that would disable validation lists? (Protection is turned off on the offending sheet). |
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I'm in xl2000, and freeze panes was on when I first tried to set up the validation list. I tried turning it off and the problem still exists. 'In Cell Dropdown' was checked. The bug may still exist in xl2000. Do you know of a way to fix it without rebuilding the sheet? (It's got hundreds of links to other sheets, and would be a real pain to rebuild). -- Kncuda ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kncuda's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=28967 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=487005 |
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I just tried another test. Other sheets in the offending workbook with freeze panes enabled show no problems establishing validation lists in the upper portion. It's only a problem on one sheet, and the problem occurs throughout the sheet, not just the upper portion. -- Kncuda ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kncuda's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=28967 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=487005 |
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