Hi

I have a workbook with lots of validation drop-downs, it works fine
for me and some of my colleagues, but some others cannot see the
arrows?

I have sent a mail to ask
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Which version of Excel you are using?

Can you try select one of the cells that should have the list. Then
press Alt-down arrow and see if the list shows up. If so, the
validation is there.

Can you also have a look at ToolsOptions, View tab, and if under
'Objects' selected is 'Hide All', the Data Validation arrows won't be
displayed.
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But does anyone else have any other suggestions?

They didn't run some code to delete shapes by any chance?

If so, try this to re-instate them

Close the workbook (save if necessary).


Then goto FileOpen and navigate the file browser to that file (don't select
it from the recent files).


Select the file from the available spreadsheets, don't click Open, but click
the drop-down arrow next to Open and select the Open and Repair option.


This will open it and repair it, fixing the lost validation. You will need
to do a 'SaveAs' on the file, over the top of the previous file if you want,
the repaired file is treated as a new file.


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HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

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Hi

I have a workbook with lots of validation drop-downs, it works fine
for me and some of my colleagues, but some others cannot see the
arrows?

I have sent a mail to ask
************************************************** ***
Which version of Excel you are using?

Can you try select one of the cells that should have the list. Then
press Alt-down arrow and see if the list shows up. If so, the
validation is there.

Can you also have a look at ToolsOptions, View tab, and if under
'Objects' selected is 'Hide All', the Data Validation arrows won't be
displayed.
************************************************** ***

But does anyone else have any other suggestions?

On Apr 5, 9:52 am, "Bob Phillips" wrote:
They didn't run some code to delete shapes by any chance?


hi - thanks for getting back to me

they sent back the document and it works on my machine....so urgh -
now also checking that she is in the correct areas...