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CAROM16
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Sep 23, 2021
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XLOOKUP IN LIST OPTION OF DATA VALIDATION

PC/Windows 10/Excel 365 This appears to be a simple issue with a simple solution - then again, there may be no solution. Been trying to understand for some time why it doesn't work. Consequently, ...
  • Riny_van_Eekelen's avatar
    Sep 23, 2021

    CAROM16 The XLOOKUP formula returns the name of the range that relates to the day of the week. Then you need to wrap it in an INDIRECT function to tell Excel to display the content of that named range and not just the name itself.

     

    Enter the following in the List box and it shall work. 

     

    =INDIRECT(XLOOKUP($C5,DOW,DOWM))

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