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Steve French
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Jul 14, 2018
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What Formula to use to pull data from drop down list?

Good Morning,   Could someone help me out here? I have been racking my brain for the last two hours trying to figure this out. What I am a trying to do is when I chose an item from the a drop down ...
  • Arul Tresoldi's avatar
    Jul 14, 2018

    You need something like in the file attached.

     

    You insert data in the DATA sheet (obv). Be careful to not switch columns.

     

    Then, when you need to check numbers, use the CHECK sheet.

    Select from the dropdown menu (that you need to update -data, validate cell, list, select the new interval) the dish you want, it shows you aside the values from DATA. You also need to update sheet CHECK if you add more receipes (to get all cells in the formula).

     

    On the top of the page, it sums all the datas from the dishes you chose and alerts you if something is wrong.

     

    Do not delete data from grey cells and do not erase rows even if you're seeing it blank.

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