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Wingspan1985
Jan 05, 2023Copper Contributor
Pre-select next column option
Is there a simple way to immediately connect a word to a previous word input on the previous column? E.g. Putting 'Apple' in Column A will then only give me the option to select 'Fruit' in Colu...
mathetes
Jan 05, 2023Silver Contributor
Yes.
I'm attaching a sample of one way to do it. This requires a very much up-to-date version of Excel, in that it uses the UNIQUE and FILTER functions, along with data validation. If this isn't what you're seeking, please come back with a more complete description of the task you're tackling.