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DaCrab_101
Oct 30, 2021Copper Contributor
Drop Down Box
I would like to have one drop down box populate cells with different information determined by what is selected in the drop down box. For example; If I select Tim from the drop down box the in row 3...
- Oct 30, 2021
You should use a data validation drop-down in column A, so that each cell can hold a different name.
The formulas in the columns to the right should refer to the cell in column A in the same row.
HansVogelaar
Oct 30, 2021MVP
You can use VLOOKUP (or XLOOKUP, if you have Microsoft 365 or Office 2021) to look up information for the person selected in the drop-down.
DaCrab_101
Oct 30, 2021Copper Contributor
Yes I'm familiar with both. Every play Golf? I'm trying to design a portable Scoring Card for the guys I play with. At the top of the Card is a Drop Down Box. So by selecting Tim, VLOOKUP goes and finds Tim, displays his name on Row 3 Cell A, displays his Handi-Cap Row 3 Cell B. No problems there. Now I want to go back to the same Drop Down Box and select another player to be displayed on Row 4, Cell A & B, just like Tim. Problem is, at least for me, every time you select a new name on the names become the same on Row 3 and Row 4.
- HansVogelaarOct 30, 2021MVP
You should use a data validation drop-down in column A, so that each cell can hold a different name.
The formulas in the columns to the right should refer to the cell in column A in the same row.