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Old January 7th, 2010, 08:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Marsh
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If I have a column with a drop-down list, created from data validation can I
pick more than one value in a single cell.
For instance if the source of the list is Apple, Orange, Grape, Lemon, Lime
In A1 I choose Orange, in A2 I choose Apple, I need to pick both Lemon and
Lime in A3. How can I do this?

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Old January 7th, 2010, 09:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Bob Umlas[_3_]
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Default Validation Lists - Excel 2007

One of the dropdown choices would have to be lemon and lime

"Marsh" wrote in message
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If I have a column with a drop-down list, created from data validation can
I
pick more than one value in a single cell.
For instance if the source of the list is Apple, Orange, Grape, Lemon,
Lime
In A1 I choose Orange, in A2 I choose Apple, I need to pick both Lemon
and
Lime in A3. How can I do this?

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Old January 7th, 2010, 10:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Gord Dibben
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Default Validation Lists - Excel 2007

Multiselect from a DV dropdown is possible using VBA.

See Debra Dalgleish's site for a downloadable sample workbook with event
code.

http://www.contextures.on.ca/excelfiles.html#DV0017

Note that you can have the selections in an adjacent cell or in the same
cell.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 12:50:02 -0800, Marsh
wrote:

If I have a column with a drop-down list, created from data validation can I
pick more than one value in a single cell.
For instance if the source of the list is Apple, Orange, Grape, Lemon, Lime
In A1 I choose Orange, in A2 I choose Apple, I need to pick both Lemon and
Lime in A3. How can I do this?


 




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