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Hey folks,

Anyone know of a way to restrict data entry in a cell to one of onl
four total possibilities? More specifically, is there a non-vb
solution to restricting users from inputting anything into a cell wit
the exception of:
x X o O

These are lower and upper case of both the letters X and O (not Zer
the Number). The particular range (if it matters) that I need thi
restriction in place is D4:F6.

If you'll notice, the range is a 3x3 square. The charactors in tha
3x3 square have to be either an X or an O (case irrelevent). Yup, yo
know what that means. TicTacToe :)

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Default Restrict Data Entry to only 4 possible entries

select D4:F6
do data=Validation

select LIST

enter
X,x,O,o

(no double quotes)

Uncheck "incell dropdown" if you don't want the dropdown arrow to appear.

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Hey folks,

Anyone know of a way to restrict data entry in a cell to one of only
four total possibilities? More specifically, is there a non-vba
solution to restricting users from inputting anything into a cell with
the exception of:
x X o O

These are lower and upper case of both the letters X and O (not Zero
the Number). The particular range (if it matters) that I need this
restriction in place is D4:F6.

If you'll notice, the range is a 3x3 square. The charactors in that
3x3 square have to be either an X or an O (case irrelevent). Yup, you
know what that means. TicTacToe :).


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