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Excel Magic Trick 549: Dynamic Data Validation List Drop-Down OFFSET or Table Feature?

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Uploaded by on Mar 11, 2010

See how to create a Dynamic Data Validation Drop-Down List in a cell using either the Table / List feature or the OFFSET function. See The VLOOKUP function and a dynamic range for that.

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  • hey I have a quick question about copy and pasting. This may be very trivial but I just cant figure it out. On my sheet2 I hvae a table all set up and on my sheet1 I have some cells setup as data validation and referencing the table on sheet2. Everything works fine and how I want it. BUT if I try to copy those cells in sheet1 and paste them, say, down a few cells then the table refernces change. How do I lock the location of the table so when I copy and paste, it wont change the table location?

  • @hyperscitic92a , try this video:

    Excel Cell References 15 Examples Formulas, Conditional Formatting & Data Validation

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    WOW my excel project works like a champ now! That fixed it.

    Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge with us all. I sincerely appreciate it.

    take care and keep up the great work!

  • @hyperscitic92a , cool!!!

  • So appreciative - nice presentation, concise, easy to follow. You answered all of my questions in 3 minutes. Bless you!

  • @calewis55 , I am glad that it helped!

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  • You're my hero! I've been struggling with the "no blanks" on data validation lists thing for ages and this method of dynamic named ranges is SUPERB.

    Thanks

  • @jimaldo64 , No List in Excel 2020. OFFSET will work in any version.

  • I'm using excel 2002, there doesn't seem to be a "create table" feature :-(

    if i have to use offset, will my 'tables' still work in newer versions of excel?

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