Oct 27 2020 11:09 AM
Hi, can someone help me out with a formula for a nested function. Here's what I'm trying to do -in column P if the value in column O = 1 then insert a dropdown lists (the list exists as a table on another sheet), if the value in column O does not = 1 then leave column P blank.
Any advice would be super appreciated, I just can't figure out how to do it.
Thanks,
Ginger
Oct 28 2020 12:29 AM
@Ginger124 I'm quite certain that you can not add data validation (i.e. a dropdown) based on a condition and not have it at all if that condition is not met.
The attached example contains a list for a dropdown (A2:A7). And then D1 has Data Validation that checks if C1 = 1. If so, it returns the list from column A, if not, it returns an empty list. The formula used is
=IF($C$1=1,$A$2:$A$7,"")
So, cell D1 will always show the dropdown button, but if the value in C1 is not equal to 1, nothing can be selected.