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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Episode 379 - Offsheet Validation

Yesterday's netcast showed how to set up data validation to create a dropdown for a cell. The one problem is that someone might inadvertently delete a row from your list of values. Technically, Microsoft says that the validation list can not be on another worksheet, but Episode 379 shows you the workaround.

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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Episode 378 - Cell Dropdown

If you are creating a worksheet for someone else to fill out, why not provide dropdowns where the person can choose the valid values from a dropdown list? It is easy to do. It makes life easier for the person filling out the form. It makes sure the data that comes back to you is correct. Episode 378 shows you how.

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