Comments on: Create a Drop Down Menu in a Cell http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/ Excel Tips and Tricks for All Levels Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:51:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jeff Evans http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-946 Jeff Evans Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:13:40 +0000 http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/#comment-946 Hi Your help in creating a 'Drop Down Menu in a Cell' was most helpful, but is there any way that you can jump through the list quickly as I have a list that is in alphabetical order and would like to be able to say press the letter 'M' and see the first group that begins with 'M' or if I start typing it brings up the possibilities (like it would normally happen in Excel, if there was already an instance of that word in the same column and attempts to autofill it for you). Hope this makes sense and thanks for the tips they are most helpful Hi

Your help in creating a ‘Drop Down Menu in a Cell’ was most helpful, but is there any way that you can jump through the list quickly as I have a list that is in alphabetical order and would like to be able to say press the letter ‘M’ and see the first group that begins with ‘M’ or if I start typing it brings up the possibilities (like it would normally happen in Excel, if there was already an instance of that word in the same column and attempts to autofill it for you).

Hope this makes sense and thanks for the tips they are most helpful

]]> By: john http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-321 john Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:07:55 +0000 http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/#comment-321 Good suggestion Stick. I need to fix this page as well, the formatting is way off! Good suggestion Stick.

I need to fix this page as well, the formatting is way off!

]]> By: stick http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-111 stick Thu, 15 May 2008 18:17:20 +0000 http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/#comment-111 good way to create a drop down, i use options that can change on a frequent basis. typing the list off to the side of the sheet in a series of cells, and then selecting those cells in the source box works good if you need dropdown options to change. good way to create a drop down, i use options that can change on a frequent basis. typing the list off to the side of the sheet in a series of cells, and then selecting those cells in the source box works good if you need dropdown options to change.

]]> By: Alexander http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Alexander Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:49:59 +0000 http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/#comment-63 Very nice information! Saved a lot of time. A question: how do I attribute values to the cell, to show them on a graph? For instance, if I have 5 drop down items, and they are not numbers, they are phrases, how do I give them a value so that I can do a score on a graph? Very nice information! Saved a lot of time.
A question: how do I attribute values to the cell, to show them on a graph?

For instance, if I have 5 drop down items, and they are not numbers, they are phrases, how do I give them a value so that I can do a score on a graph?

]]> By: Anbareen Obied http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Anbareen Obied Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:37:55 +0000 http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/#comment-62 Very helpfull and answered my doubts. Very helpfull and answered my doubts.

]]> By: fred http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-50 fred Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:17:28 +0000 http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/#comment-50 I am looking for a way to color the background of the dropdown lists when I add them to a cell. For example...I create the dropdown list by utilizing the data validation method. Let's say the first box in the drop down list is (a) the second is (b) and so on. I want (a) to be red, (b) to be green etc... I've tried coloring the boxes prior to selecting them but to no avail. When I click on the box and try to color it, the entire list is changed to the same color... Please help me. I am looking for a way to color the background of the dropdown lists when I add them to a cell. For example…I create the dropdown list by utilizing the data validation method. Let’s say the first box in the drop down list is (a) the second is (b) and so on. I want (a) to be red, (b) to be green etc… I’ve tried coloring the boxes prior to selecting them but to no avail. When I click on the box and try to color it, the entire list is changed to the same color… Please help me.

]]> By: dawn http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/comment-page-1/#comment-49 dawn Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:30:01 +0000 http://excelhints.com/2007/09/24/create-a-drop-down-menu-in-a-cell/#comment-49 this was a great help have spent ages trying to figure this out. thank you dawn this was a great help have spent ages trying to figure this out.
thank you
dawn

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