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DV1702
Oct 14, 2023Copper Contributor
Dropdown within a dropdown?
Hi brilliant excel wizards! I have a sheet that contains the dropdown options for a budget. I used data validation on another sheet to create the dropdown. The problem is that there are a LOT of ...
HansVogelaar
Oct 14, 2023MVP
I'd use two cells: one with a drop-down list of the categories, and the other with a drop-down list of the options for the category selected in the first one.
- DV1702Oct 14, 2023Copper ContributorThanks! I was hoping to avoid using a second cell. Is there a way to actually show color in the dropdown list? As far as I can tell, it looks like that is only possible with conditional formatting once the selection has been made.
- HansVogelaarOct 15, 2023MVP
You are correct - it is not possible to color items in a drop-down list.