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How to Create a
Validation List in Excel?
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Microsoft Excel 2010SHORT TUTORIAL
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CREATE A TABLE AS SHOWN BELOW. FOR THE FUN OF IT, MY TABLE BELOW IS A LIST OF
MY MUNDANE TASKS.
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STEP 1
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CREATE ANOTHER TABLE AS SHOWN BELOW ON A 2ND SHEET THAT CONTAINS THE
VALUE OF THE VALIDATION LIST TO BE USED.
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STEP 2
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FROM THE 1ST SHEET, SELECT THE CELL THAT WOULD BE USED TO CONTAIN THE
VALIDATION LIST THEN SELECT FROM THE RIBBON DATA -> DATA VALIDATION ->
DATA VALIDATION.
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STEP 3
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A POP UP BOX WOULD APPEAR AS SHOWN BELOW
UNDER THE VALIDATION CRITERIA -> ALLOW, SELECT LIST.
UNDER THE VALIDATION CRITERIA -> SOURCE, CLICK THE SELECTION BUTTON.
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STEP 4
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ONCE THE DATA VALIDATION POP-UP APPEARS, SELECT 2ND SHEET AND HIGHLIGHT
THE VALUES THAT WOULD BE USED AS VALIDATION LIST.
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STEP 5
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NOW THAT YOU ARE DONE, YOU CAN BEGIN USING THE VALIDATION LIST AS YOU
SELECT THE CELL FROM THE 1ST SHEET. IT WILL DROP DOWN A LIST CONTAINING THE
VALUES FROM THE 2ND SHEET.
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STEP 6
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YOU CAN COPY THE VALIDATION LIST BY DRAGGING THE CELLS DOWNWARDS OR
SIMPLY CTRL C AND CTRL V TO THE TARGET CELL.
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STEP 7
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DATA VALIDATION IS AUTOMATIC. IF THE CELL RECEIVES AN INVALID DATA, IT WILL
PROMPT AN ERROR. ADDITIONALLY, THE ERROR MESSAGE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED.
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STEP 8
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THERE ARE A WHOLE LIST OF DATA TYPES WHICH YOU CAN ENFORCE DATA
VALIDATION WITH.
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STEP 9
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LASTLY, THE INPUT MESSAGE IS FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE TOO.
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STEP 10
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