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Apply Data Validation List only IF . . .
Just wondering if I could conditionally apply a DV drop down list to a cell
only if a referenced cell is equal to a certain value. I am using Excel 2003 and am looking for a NON macro solution. -OR- return the value of a cell (containing a DV drop down) to the first value of the list (usually a blank) when the data in the named range changes and the list is updated. Again, not looking for a macro. can either of these be done? |
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Apply Data Validation List only IF . . .
Here is how to do it.
Put the value into referred cell that you wish to check for. Then add DV with an allow type of Custom, and a formula of say =IF(E1<"",the_list_range) where E1 is that referenced cell. changing E1 should work the DV cell as you want. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "KUMPFfrog" wrote in message ... Just wondering if I could conditionally apply a DV drop down list to a cell only if a referenced cell is equal to a certain value. I am using Excel 2003 and am looking for a NON macro solution. -OR- return the value of a cell (containing a DV drop down) to the first value of the list (usually a blank) when the data in the named range changes and the list is updated. Again, not looking for a macro. can either of these be done? |
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Apply Data Validation List only IF . . .
Thanks Bob,
That seems to do what I asked, but I guess I really needed to take it a step further and say that if, from your example, E1 does ="" - - then not only do I NOT want to have a list, but I also want the value of that cell (DV cell) to be blank. Which means it would need to delete whatever value was in the cell before E1 became "". Hope that makes sense. Thanks for your help - any other thoughts? "Bob Phillips" wrote: Here is how to do it. Put the value into referred cell that you wish to check for. Then add DV with an allow type of Custom, and a formula of say =IF(E1<"",the_list_range) where E1 is that referenced cell. changing E1 should work the DV cell as you want. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "KUMPFfrog" wrote in message ... Just wondering if I could conditionally apply a DV drop down list to a cell only if a referenced cell is equal to a certain value. I am using Excel 2003 and am looking for a NON macro solution. -OR- return the value of a cell (containing a DV drop down) to the first value of the list (usually a blank) when the data in the named range changes and the list is updated. Again, not looking for a macro. can either of these be done? |
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