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mikeblogg
Sep 24, 2022Copper Contributor
Data validation - allow a specific character OR range of numbers?
Hi, I'm trying to restrict values entered into a cell to "x", "/", or a whole number in the range of 5 to 29. I have worked out how to do it using a drop-down list, but I'd prefer to not have the dro...
- Sep 24, 2022
Change the formula to
=OR(H2="x",H2="/",ISNUMBER(MATCH(H2,SEQUENCE(25,,5),0)))
or
=OR(H2="x",H2="/",ISNUMBER(MATCH(H2,ROW($5:$29),0)))
mikeblogg
Sep 24, 2022Copper Contributor
That'll do the job! It still allows the numbers from 1 through 4 to be input, but for my intents and purposes, it doesn't really matter. Thank you so much!
HansVogelaar
Sep 24, 2022MVP
Change the formula to
=OR(H2="x",H2="/",ISNUMBER(MATCH(H2,SEQUENCE(25,,5),0)))
or
=OR(H2="x",H2="/",ISNUMBER(MATCH(H2,ROW($5:$29),0)))
- mikebloggSep 24, 2022Copper ContributorThat's perfect! Thank you so much!