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Sanjay has attended:
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Dynamic cell range

We covered data validation where I can select values from a set list. My question is where I increase the values in the list, how can be drop down menu be automatically updated to include the new input? Suppose the items on my list in data validation are from cells C2 to C10 and I now increase the list by adding a value in cell C11. How would the drop down menu get updated?

RE: Dynamic cell range

Hi Sanjay

Thanks for your question

You should create a named range, by clicking on Insert-Name_Define. Give it a suitable name, and then in the refers to box enter the following formula
=OFFSET($D$1,0,0,COUNTA($D:$D),1)

The offset function starts in column D, and uses the countA function to determine how many rows hold data.

Regards

Stephen

Wed 25 Aug 2010: Automatically marked as resolved.

 

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