Adding Pull Down Menus in Excel 1

[RJB32482]

Hello,
I am having a hard time trying to get pull down menus made in Excel. I'm looking to have a whole column have cells that will give a pull down menu with 4 choices. Could somebody help me on how to get this done?

Thanks.

 

[NKT]

Data --> Validation ... opens a "Data Validation" dialog box
on the "Settings" tab:
Allow --> List
Source --> (select cells with your desired input value list)

Then highlight the cell and drag with the right mouse button to select your column of input cells, and select "fill formatting only". This will copy the data validation (pull down menus) to your column of input cells.

 

[SteveGregory]

You could make a Combo Box in your spreadsheet using the Forms menu. You would put your choices in a list somewhere in the spreadsheet and then right-click on the new box you made, and choose Format Control. In the Control tab, define the Input Range by refering to the list you just created. Define the Cell Link cell to hold the item number chosen by your drop-down list.

No VBA is required.

 

[jmw]

Hey NKT,
I liked that.
Combo boxes seem to sit on top of the spreadsheet while these fit in a cell. Nice.
If only I could define an output the way I do combo boxes (Control); i.e. put a value into another cell. I guess I could with an IF statement.


JMW

http://www.ViscoAnalyser.com

 

[jmw]

Yes, the IF statement does it nicely.
It is a useful option.

JMW

http://www.ViscoAnalyser.com

 

[rtmote]

Pulldown menus can be provided through the forms and controls menu. MS office plan to delete forms toolbox in years to come and are trying to get users aware of controls toolbox. Forms toolbox is the old version Excel. I recommend using the forms toolbox if you are not confident, to assign the list. Results from list can be put into an adjacent cell as a white text (so it is not visible). This cell can be used as your lookup value for data from your selection. This means all lookup and list data you enter should have a numerical column (the index) for the use in lookup part.

Robert Mote

http://www.motagg.com