[mso] Re: Excel menu option validation- Option code only?
- From: Wilson Baptista Junior <wilsonbaptista@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 18:52:34 -0300
Or just put the formula
=3DLEFT(A1,1)
on the cell where you want the value, supposing your dropdown list is in=
column A1
Then whenever you select a value from the dropdown list the first character=
will be placed in the cell with the formula.
Wilson
At 14:21 28/5/2006,Linda F. Johnson wrote:
>Well, if you want an approximate match, this would work, but you'd have to
>sort your range by column AA...but, I would think you would want an exact
>match ... Also, you need to specify the cell with the dropdown as the first
>argument to tell Excel where they will be entering this info, so, the
>formula should be something like =3DVLOOKUP(A1,options,2,FALSE)
>
>A1 being the cell where the first dropdown is .... Then just drag it down
>the column, using the fill handle
>
>
>Linda F. Johnson
>Linda's Computer Stop
>Author, MOS: Excel 2003 Study Guide, published by John Wiley and Sons
>http://personal-computer-tutor.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of Robert Carneal
>Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 1:10 PM
>To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [mso] Re: Excel menu option validation- Option code only?
>
>Linda-
>
>Should this work?
>
>=3Dvlookup(Options, 2)
>
>"Options" is my range of options, the options in column AA and their
>respective code in column AB.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Robert
>
>
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