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Toodz
Copper Contributor
Sep 21, 2022
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Remove duplicates in drop list

Hi guys,   I would like to know how to remove duplicates from a drop down list. I would point out that:      - the source is on another sheet and is growing monthly      - I don't want to create ...
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    Patrick2788
    Sep 21, 2022

    Toodz 

    The best way to do this at present is with the intermediate list using:

    =SORT(UNIQUE(range))

    Then refer to the spill using # notation in the data validation menu.  Unfortunately, data validation won't accept UNIQUE so we must make do.  It's interesting that TAKE and DROP can be used in data validation but I don't believe there's a way to use them and only pull unique values if UNIQUE is off the table.

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Patrick2788
Silver Contributor
Sep 21, 2022

Toodz 

The best way to do this at present is with the intermediate list using:

=SORT(UNIQUE(range))

Then refer to the spill using # notation in the data validation menu.  Unfortunately, data validation won't accept UNIQUE so we must make do.  It's interesting that TAKE and DROP can be used in data validation but I don't believe there's a way to use them and only pull unique values if UNIQUE is off the table.

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    Toodz
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 21, 2022

    Thanks Patrick2788 ! You're the boss ! 

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