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Hello please can anybody help me with this. please i'm trying to create drop
down menu list using Validation from DATA MENU and select list in the dialog
box.After the dialog box pop up. under source.. i want all my list to be
showing but it can only take few..

Now i have thousands of list items that i want to be showing on drop down
menu list but the source can only take few of them How can i increase the
list in the dialog box so it can take all my list menu OR what can i do?.

when past all the list under SOURCE in DATA VALIDATION dialog box then
nothing is showing but if i paste few the is going to show. meaning that is
maximum it can take but i need all the list on my drop down menu so i want to
all to be showing there. please can anybody help me with this. thanks and God
bless you.
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Hi,
see into Debra web

http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html


"Kanmi" wrote:

Hello please can anybody help me with this. please i'm trying to create drop
down menu list using Validation from DATA MENU and select list in the dialog
box.After the dialog box pop up. under source.. i want all my list to be
showing but it can only take few..

Now i have thousands of list items that i want to be showing on drop down
menu list but the source can only take few of them How can i increase the
list in the dialog box so it can take all my list menu OR what can i do?.

when past all the list under SOURCE in DATA VALIDATION dialog box then
nothing is showing but if i paste few the is going to show. meaning that is
maximum it can take but i need all the list on my drop down menu so i want to
all to be showing there. please can anybody help me with this. thanks and God
bless you.

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Watch this 5 min video:

How to setup a data validation drop down list:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t2OsWJijrOM

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Hello please can anybody help me with this. please i'm trying to create
drop
down menu list using Validation from DATA MENU and select list in the
dialog
box.After the dialog box pop up. under source.. i want all my list to be
showing but it can only take few..

Now i have thousands of list items that i want to be showing on drop down
menu list but the source can only take few of them How can i increase the
list in the dialog box so it can take all my list menu OR what can i do?.

when past all the list under SOURCE in DATA VALIDATION dialog box then
nothing is showing but if i paste few the is going to show. meaning that
is
maximum it can take but i need all the list on my drop down menu so i want
to
all to be showing there. please can anybody help me with this. thanks and
God
bless you.



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your 'source' should reference the entire list (you can hilight it or type it
in):
example: =$J$22:$J$347 --- all of the values should show

"Kanmi" wrote:

Hello please can anybody help me with this. please i'm trying to create drop
down menu list using Validation from DATA MENU and select list in the dialog
box.After the dialog box pop up. under source.. i want all my list to be
showing but it can only take few..

Now i have thousands of list items that i want to be showing on drop down
menu list but the source can only take few of them How can i increase the
list in the dialog box so it can take all my list menu OR what can i do?.

when past all the list under SOURCE in DATA VALIDATION dialog box then
nothing is showing but if i paste few the is going to show. meaning that is
maximum it can take but i need all the list on my drop down menu so i want to
all to be showing there. please can anybody help me with this. thanks and God
bless you.

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Type in your values in a range in the same sheet and refer that range. in
source dialog box. Watch this 5mis video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCe_XRkQW1Q

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"Kanmi" wrote:

Hello please can anybody help me with this. please i'm trying to create drop
down menu list using Validation from DATA MENU and select list in the dialog
box.After the dialog box pop up. under source.. i want all my list to be
showing but it can only take few..

Now i have thousands of list items that i want to be showing on drop down
menu list but the source can only take few of them How can i increase the
list in the dialog box so it can take all my list menu OR what can i do?.

when past all the list under SOURCE in DATA VALIDATION dialog box then
nothing is showing but if i paste few the is going to show. meaning that is
maximum it can take but i need all the list on my drop down menu so i want to
all to be showing there. please can anybody help me with this. thanks and God
bless you.



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