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Oonar1600
Nov 28, 2022Copper Contributor
Help with formula's and drop down lists
Hi all, I have 4 categories of which each category has a dropdown list with 3 choices. Once all categories have chosen a number from the drop down list, in a different cell I should be able to s...
Nov 28, 2022
Oonar1600
Nov 28, 2022Copper Contributor
Hi Jihad Al-Jarady,
It works and shows as 0 until I start choosing numbers from the drop down menu. As soon as I have chosen those, the formula shoes as #value!
It works and shows as 0 until I start choosing numbers from the drop down menu. As soon as I have chosen those, the formula shoes as #value!
- Nov 28, 2022
- Oonar1600Nov 28, 2022Copper Contributor
Jihad Al-Jarady oh that's great!
I tried again and it's still not showing up for me. I have attached my screenshot so you can see. I'm not sure what i'm doing differently than you are.
- HansVogelaarNov 28, 2022MVP
The problem is caused by different system settings. Apparently, you use comma as decimal separator.
It's best to use a range as source for the data validation drop downs. This avoids the confusion.
See the attached workbook.