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drop downs and hyperlinks
IS IT POSSIBLE?
I would like to have a drop down that displays one thing, but when an item is selected from the list - it returns an assigned value. Ex: I have a named range list on a separate tab with 2 columns - col A is the selectable text (which is a more detailed description) I want to see in the drop down list, and in col B is the code value that I want returned. If this is doable . . . is there a way have a note or screen tip pop up (showing the more detailed description from col A) when your cursor hovers over the selected code value. ie; Like you can set up when you insert a hyperlink. hope that makes sense |
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Hi KUMPFfrog,
Yes, it is possible. If you use an Active X combo box (control tools, not form tools). Go to the properties of the box. If the info you want to display is in say, a1:a10, and the info you want to code is in b1:b10, in the listfill range put a1:b10. In BoundColumn put 2 for the 2nd column. You will see the info in A in the drop down list, and the info in the B column will appear in your linked cell. Squeaky "KUMPFfrog" wrote: IS IT POSSIBLE? I would like to have a drop down that displays one thing, but when an item is selected from the list - it returns an assigned value. Ex: I have a named range list on a separate tab with 2 columns - col A is the selectable text (which is a more detailed description) I want to see in the drop down list, and in col B is the code value that I want returned. If this is doable . . . is there a way have a note or screen tip pop up (showing the more detailed description from col A) when your cursor hovers over the selected code value. ie; Like you can set up when you insert a hyperlink. hope that makes sense |
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Thanks Squeaky,
i am not all that familiar with those, but seems like it would be a lot of work to put a combobox in every row for hundreds of rows. true??? also, my ultimate goal would be to have a cell value of like three digits that will give you the full description of what those digits stand for when you hover over it with your cursor and when you pull down the drop down list to make a selection. "Squeaky" wrote: Hi KUMPFfrog, Yes, it is possible. If you use an Active X combo box (control tools, not form tools). Go to the properties of the box. If the info you want to display is in say, a1:a10, and the info you want to code is in b1:b10, in the listfill range put a1:b10. In BoundColumn put 2 for the 2nd column. You will see the info in A in the drop down list, and the info in the B column will appear in your linked cell. Squeaky "KUMPFfrog" wrote: IS IT POSSIBLE? I would like to have a drop down that displays one thing, but when an item is selected from the list - it returns an assigned value. Ex: I have a named range list on a separate tab with 2 columns - col A is the selectable text (which is a more detailed description) I want to see in the drop down list, and in col B is the code value that I want returned. If this is doable . . . is there a way have a note or screen tip pop up (showing the more detailed description from col A) when your cursor hovers over the selected code value. ie; Like you can set up when you insert a hyperlink. hope that makes sense |
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