Excel 2000, Windows XP SP2 Hello all. To simplify things, I wanted to be able to select a "code" from a drop down list in Excel. Suppose I have the following options: D. Diagnosis P. Prescription I have more options, but two is plenty for my question here. No problem to make the list. What I only want entered in the cell is the letter on the left, that is, "D" for Diagnosis, "P" for Prescription, etc. My book doesn't explain how to make a drop down list but enter something +else+ instead. In cell F2, if the user selects Diagnosis, I only want a capitalized "D" to go in that cell. Does this involve using two lists in validation in some way? I am not sure how to do this one. I thought I could resolve with INDIRECT, but that didn't do what I was hoping for. Any suggestions? Thank you. Robert ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************