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Dommel
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Aug 07, 2023
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Dynamic cell validation with different types of validation

Hello,

 

I would like to have different types of data validations in 1 cell but I haven't found a way to do this. I'm also not sure it is possible in Excel.

This is what I need:

If cell value of A1 is N, the data validation in A2 should allow only numbers to be entered

If cell value of A1 is A, the data validation of A2 should show a drop down list

If cell value in A1 is empty then no validation should be done on cell A2

 

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    Dommel
    Aug 07, 2023

    HansVogelaar 

    Thank you so much for this. From this I've managed to exactly adapt the coding to what I needed.

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  • Dommel 

    If A1 is A, should the user be able to enter any number, or just numbers from a limited set, for example 1, 2, ..., 10?

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      Dommel
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      HansVogelaar

      https://xalgmbh-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/bart_vanwynsberghe_weverducre_com/EeoY3h0UcuJLncL2BTs-sycBYrykUuD9GNLjUaXj8uOprA?e=J0uzaz

      All numbers should be allowed when A1 is N, no list. IF A1 is A then a number of entries should be possible from a drop down list (in my case these are even texts). I have an example file made but (don't know whether I added it here correctly). In the file I managed to have multiple drop downs depending on a cell value.

      • Dommel 

        That would require VBA, so it would work only in the desktop version of Excel for Windows/Mac, not in the online version, nor on Android/iOS. Users would have to allow macros.

        Would that be OK?

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