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I have written a spreadsheet using data validation to control input to
certain fields using a dropdown list for the user to pick from. The master copy is working fine. I am aware that if data is copy and pasted into the cells the data validation is ignored and removed from the cells (I believe this may have happened) I have taken action to delete the current data in the cells and re-set up the data validation however the drop down list does not appear. Furthermore data validation using a dropdown list does not appear to work anywhere else within the sheet (but can be set up on other sheets within the file). I can only assume that somewhere within excel there is the ability to suppress showing drop down data validation lists in a particular sheet (if so I cannot find the option) or there is an excel error that is preventing a drop down data validation list from showing. Could you please advise on how to display the drop down list or obtain if this is a known excel error. An explanation of how it occurs would be useful as the user cannot remember what they did!! |
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Could you please advise on how to display the drop down list or obtain if
this is a known excel error. An explanation of how it occurs would be useful as the user cannot remember what they did!! Just some thoughts and empathy ... Recollect some past posts discussing this phenomena. Experienced it once myself a few years ago in an xl97 file. Could find no way to re-activate the droplists on that one particular sheet. All droplists suddenly plain disappeared, just like that. Don't think I did anything wrong, was just working as usual on the sheet. Had to re-build that particular sheet on a new sheet. A backup file did help in cutting down the re-build effort. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "mattdsc" wrote: I have written a spreadsheet using data validation to control input to certain fields using a dropdown list for the user to pick from. The master copy is working fine. I am aware that if data is copy and pasted into the cells the data validation is ignored and removed from the cells (I believe this may have happened) I have taken action to delete the current data in the cells and re-set up the data validation however the drop down list does not appear. Furthermore data validation using a dropdown list does not appear to work anywhere else within the sheet (but can be set up on other sheets within the file). I can only assume that somewhere within excel there is the ability to suppress showing drop down data validation lists in a particular sheet (if so I cannot find the option) or there is an excel error that is preventing a drop down data validation list from showing. Could you please advise on how to display the drop down list or obtain if this is a known excel error. An explanation of how it occurs would be useful as the user cannot remember what they did!! |
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Here's a relevant past discussion in google:
http://tinyurl.com/q8uun Anyway, do hang around awhile for possible drop-ins by others All the best -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- |
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Thanks for the reply, Max.
Much appreciated. "Max" wrote: Here's a relevant past discussion in google: http://tinyurl.com/q8uun Anyway, do hang around awhile for possible drop-ins by others All the best -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- |
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You're welcome, Matt!
-- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "mattdsc" wrote: Thanks for the reply, Max. Much appreciated. |
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