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hshayhorn

Data Validation
 
If I have a list of choices is there a way for the user to type in part of
one of the choices and the rest of the choice would auto fill? For example if
one of the choices is Purple and the users types in pur could the cell know
to select Purple as the choice?

Dave Peterson

Data Validation
 
Not using data|validation.



hshayhorn wrote:

If I have a list of choices is there a way for the user to type in part of
one of the choices and the rest of the choice would auto fill? For example if
one of the choices is Purple and the users types in pur could the cell know
to select Purple as the choice?


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Dave Peterson

Max

Data Validation
 
Debra Dalgleish shows a way to "build in" the AutoComplete feature into DVs,
which finds matching items in the list as you start to type ..
http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal10.html
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Max
Singapore
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"hshayhorn" wrote:
If I have a list of choices is there a way for the user to type in part of
one of the choices and the rest of the choice would auto fill? For example if
one of the choices is Purple and the users types in pur could the cell know
to select Purple as the choice?



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