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rmmwilg
Jun 20, 2019Brass Contributor
Auto select drop down menu item based on a cell value
Hi all, Is there a way to populate or auto-select a drop-down menu item in one cell based on another cell's value? eg. The difference between two other cells is a positive value, so I would like...
- Jun 22, 2019
In the attached file, the formula in the source box of the drop-down list in I9 is:
=IF(((H9="")+(H9=0))*(I9=""),Codes,IF((H9>0)*(I9=""),PosCode,IF((H9<0)*(I9=""),NegCode,"")))
Note the following defined names therein:
Name Formula Codes =Sheet1!$A$2:$A$14 NegCode =Sheet1!$A$4 PosCode =Sheet1!$A$9
Ayman_Hassan
Jun 20, 2019MCT
rmmwilgYou may use IF function instead of the drop down, similar as the following:
=IF(A2>0,Value 1,Value2)
As A2 is the cell of the positive or negative value, and the formula is written instead of the drop down
rmmwilg
Jun 21, 2019Brass Contributor
Hi Ayman, the challenge is that I have to retain the drop down menu, since it has other uses in addition to this 'autofill' request. What I'm hoping for is that there's an ability to make a drop-down menu auto select a certain item based on another cell's value (positive or negative)