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jacparks
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Jun 21, 2021
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Excel - Fill in values from column and row based on specific criteria to make list

Hi!    I am a florist and I make a spreadsheet with the item that I am building (Ex. Bouquet), I specify the flowers I am using at the top then I fill to the right with the number of stems I want i...
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    Yea_So
    Jun 23, 2021

    jacparks 

     

    Here's a video to make your drop down list a searchable one, you type the first few characters then click on the drop down and will narrow your selection to the appropriate selections:

    https://youtu.be/Ea_ACp5W8zI

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Yea_So
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Jun 23, 2021

jacparks 

 

By the way...

In case you're wondering about the purple highlight on the recipe card box, I used conditional formatting:

 

that way when there are entries under the other ingredient headings the formatting will follow to which ever row the heading will be at

cheers

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