I am trying to create a document for administrators to complete & want to
know if there is a way I can make a cell or cells compulsory to complete
(data would be either free text or from a drop down list).

A lot depends on what you mean by "complete" Are they entering new values into a row in a database,
or a a set of cells that look like a form, or....

It is doable. For example, you could use the change and selection change events to force an entry
in scolumn D based on a cell in column B being filled in. The code below will force an entry in
column D (of the same row) for every cell filled in range B2:B10. To get the code to work, copy the
code, right-click the sheet tab, select "View Code", and paste in the window that appears.

Of course, the specific code required for your forced completion depends entirely on the logic and
flow of the sheet.
HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


Dim ForceChange As Boolean
Dim myR1 As Range
Dim myR2 As Range
Const myA1 As String = "B2:B10"
Const myA2 As String = "D2:D10"
Dim i As Integer

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Dim myNum As Long

Set myR1 = Range(myA1)
Set myR2 = Range(myA2)
ForceChange = False

If Intersect(Union(myR1, myR2), Target) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub

For i = 1 To myR1.Cells.Count
If myR1.Cells(i).Value < "" And myR2.Cells(i).Value = "" Then
ForceChange = True
Exit Sub
End If
Next i

End Sub


Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)

If Not ForceChange Then Exit Sub
Set myR1 = Range(myA1)
Set myR2 = Range(myA2)
Application.EnableEvents = False
For i = 1 To myR1.Cells.Count
If myR1.Cells(i).Value < "" And myR2.Cells(i).Value = "" Then
myR2.Cells(i).Select
MsgBox "Please enter a value in cell " & _
myR2.Cells(i).Address(False, False) & Chr(10) & _
"You have a value in " & myR1.Cells(i).Address(False, False) _
& ", and you need one here."
End If
Next i
Application.EnableEvents = True

End Sub


"mrh1973" wrote in message
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I am trying to create a document for administrators to complete & want to
know if there is a way I can make a cell or cells compulsory to complete
(data would be either free text or from a drop down list).