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How can I make a drop down box visible within a worksheet?
I have created several Drop Down boxes in a worksheet but I want to make them
visible so people know there is a drop down box there. Right now the arrow doesn't show until you click on that cell. Please help I am not quite sure how to format it so the drop down arrow stays. -- Jenny |
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How can I make a drop down box visible within a worksheet?
You can't using datavalidation, you can if you use a combobox from the
control toolbox -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... I have created several Drop Down boxes in a worksheet but I want to make them visible so people know there is a drop down box there. Right now the arrow doesn't show until you click on that cell. Please help I am not quite sure how to format it so the drop down arrow stays. -- Jenny |
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How can I make a drop down box visible within a worksheet?
How do you create a combo box in Excel 2007
-- Jenny "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: You can't using datavalidation, you can if you use a combobox from the control toolbox -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... I have created several Drop Down boxes in a worksheet but I want to make them visible so people know there is a drop down box there. Right now the arrow doesn't show until you click on that cell. Please help I am not quite sure how to format it so the drop down arrow stays. -- Jenny |
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How can I make a drop down box visible within a worksheet?
Office button Excel Options, make sure "Show Developer Tab" is selected.
Click the Developer tab Controls Insert Combobox from the active x controls, right click the drop down and select properties, in that pane that opens. Put the range with your list in the listfillrange and the cell you want to link to. Click the design mode button to get out of design mode -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom Excel 95 - Excel 2007 Northwest Excel Solutions www.nwexcelsolutions.com (Remove ^^ from email) "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... How do you create a combo box in Excel 2007 -- Jenny "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: You can't using datavalidation, you can if you use a combobox from the control toolbox -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... I have created several Drop Down boxes in a worksheet but I want to make them visible so people know there is a drop down box there. Right now the arrow doesn't show until you click on that cell. Please help I am not quite sure how to format it so the drop down arrow stays. -- Jenny |
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How can I make a drop down box visible within a worksheet?
I am not sure what you mean by "Put the range with your list in the
listfillrange and the cell you want to link to" I got to that part and am stumped. Thanks "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Office button Excel Options, make sure "Show Developer Tab" is selected. Click the Developer tab Controls Insert Combobox from the active x controls, right click the drop down and select properties, in that pane that opens. Put the range with your list in the listfillrange and the cell you want to link to. Click the design mode button to get out of design mode -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom Excel 95 - Excel 2007 Northwest Excel Solutions www.nwexcelsolutions.com (Remove ^^ from email) "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... How do you create a combo box in Excel 2007 -- Jenny "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: You can't using datavalidation, you can if you use a combobox from the control toolbox -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... I have created several Drop Down boxes in a worksheet but I want to make them visible so people know there is a drop down box there. Right now the arrow doesn't show until you click on that cell. Please help I am not quite sure how to format it so the drop down arrow stays. -- Jenny |
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How can I make a drop down box visible within a worksheet?
If the range is A2:A150 then type that in the listfillrange (click in the
box to the right of the word listfillrange and type it there then close the properties window) -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "sparrot" wrote in message news I am not sure what you mean by "Put the range with your list in the listfillrange and the cell you want to link to" I got to that part and am stumped. Thanks "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Office button Excel Options, make sure "Show Developer Tab" is selected. Click the Developer tab Controls Insert Combobox from the active x controls, right click the drop down and select properties, in that pane that opens. Put the range with your list in the listfillrange and the cell you want to link to. Click the design mode button to get out of design mode -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom Excel 95 - Excel 2007 Northwest Excel Solutions www.nwexcelsolutions.com (Remove ^^ from email) "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... How do you create a combo box in Excel 2007 -- Jenny "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: You can't using datavalidation, you can if you use a combobox from the control toolbox -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... I have created several Drop Down boxes in a worksheet but I want to make them visible so people know there is a drop down box there. Right now the arrow doesn't show until you click on that cell. Please help I am not quite sure how to format it so the drop down arrow stays. -- Jenny |
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How can I make a drop down box visible within a worksheet?
Hi Sparrot,
Why not add a comment to the appropriate cells and show the comment. Or you could format the cells with a different color file or a border, then teach your users what those formats mean. You could even conditional format the cells to have a color until the user picks an entry from them. Cheers, Shane Devenshire "sparrot" wrote in message news I am not sure what you mean by "Put the range with your list in the listfillrange and the cell you want to link to" I got to that part and am stumped. Thanks "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Office button Excel Options, make sure "Show Developer Tab" is selected. Click the Developer tab Controls Insert Combobox from the active x controls, right click the drop down and select properties, in that pane that opens. Put the range with your list in the listfillrange and the cell you want to link to. Click the design mode button to get out of design mode -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom Excel 95 - Excel 2007 Northwest Excel Solutions www.nwexcelsolutions.com (Remove ^^ from email) "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... How do you create a combo box in Excel 2007 -- Jenny "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: You can't using datavalidation, you can if you use a combobox from the control toolbox -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... I have created several Drop Down boxes in a worksheet but I want to make them visible so people know there is a drop down box there. Right now the arrow doesn't show until you click on that cell. Please help I am not quite sure how to format it so the drop down arrow stays. -- Jenny |
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How can I make a drop down box visible within a worksheet?
OMG is everyone kidding? all you have to do is click on the cell you want to
have the drop down box arrow appear then go to DATA on the menu toolbar and click FILTER then Click AUTO FILTER thats it. also make sure u highlight the information you want to appear in the drop down menu. "sparrot" wrote: I am not sure what you mean by "Put the range with your list in the listfillrange and the cell you want to link to" I got to that part and am stumped. Thanks "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Office button Excel Options, make sure "Show Developer Tab" is selected. Click the Developer tab Controls Insert Combobox from the active x controls, right click the drop down and select properties, in that pane that opens. Put the range with your list in the listfillrange and the cell you want to link to. Click the design mode button to get out of design mode -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom Excel 95 - Excel 2007 Northwest Excel Solutions www.nwexcelsolutions.com (Remove ^^ from email) "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... How do you create a combo box in Excel 2007 -- Jenny "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: You can't using datavalidation, you can if you use a combobox from the control toolbox -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... I have created several Drop Down boxes in a worksheet but I want to make them visible so people know there is a drop down box there. Right now the arrow doesn't show until you click on that cell. Please help I am not quite sure how to format it so the drop down arrow stays. -- Jenny |
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How can I make a drop down box visible within a worksheet?
How do I lock down the drop down list values so they don't change from the
control box when selecting an entry? Your tip was spot on - big thxs "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Office button Excel Options, make sure "Show Developer Tab" is selected. Click the Developer tab Controls Insert Combobox from the active x controls, right click the drop down and select properties, in that pane that opens. Put the range with your list in the listfillrange and the cell you want to link to. Click the design mode button to get out of design mode -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom Excel 95 - Excel 2007 Northwest Excel Solutions www.nwexcelsolutions.com (Remove ^^ from email) "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... How do you create a combo box in Excel 2007 -- Jenny "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: You can't using datavalidation, you can if you use a combobox from the control toolbox -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... I have created several Drop Down boxes in a worksheet but I want to make them visible so people know there is a drop down box there. Right now the arrow doesn't show until you click on that cell. Please help I am not quite sure how to format it so the drop down arrow stays. -- Jenny |
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How can I make a drop down box visible within a worksheet?
How can you do this is Excel 2003?
"Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Office button Excel Options, make sure "Show Developer Tab" is selected. Click the Developer tab Controls Insert Combobox from the active x controls, right click the drop down and select properties, in that pane that opens. Put the range with your list in the listfillrange and the cell you want to link to. Click the design mode button to get out of design mode -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom Excel 95 - Excel 2007 Northwest Excel Solutions www.nwexcelsolutions.com (Remove ^^ from email) "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... How do you create a combo box in Excel 2007 -- Jenny "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: You can't using datavalidation, you can if you use a combobox from the control toolbox -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "skittles_golf" wrote in message ... I have created several Drop Down boxes in a worksheet but I want to make them visible so people know there is a drop down box there. Right now the arrow doesn't show until you click on that cell. Please help I am not quite sure how to format it so the drop down arrow stays. -- Jenny |
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