Forum Discussion
CardinalNight
Jan 28, 2025Brass Contributor
Trying to create a dependent drop down with simple data
I need to create 2 drop downs. The first one I've created already and it works, but the second drop down is dependent on what the first says. Here is the data: I have used =INDIRECT("Category") ...
- Jan 28, 2025
Thank you! See the attached version.
Use Formulas > Name Manager to see the names that I defined.
CardinalNight
Jan 28, 2025Brass Contributor
Hi Hans,
Confused by this as the data validation rule is not referencing the named ranges at all....does it need to?
I get an error when using the formula (the first drop down is F2 on my sheet)
HansVogelaar
Jan 28, 2025MVP
Could you attach a small sample workbook demonstrating the problem (without sensitive data), or if that is not possible, make it available through OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox or similar?
- CardinalNightJan 28, 2025Brass Contributor
Here is cleansed data
- HansVogelaarJan 28, 2025MVP
Thank you! See the attached version.
Use Formulas > Name Manager to see the names that I defined.
- CardinalNightJan 28, 2025Brass Contributor
Aaah thank you Hans. Very kind and helpful.