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Amy has attended:
Excel Advanced course

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Can you remind me how to turn a set of data into a list - I don't think it is in the PDF provided (sorry if it is)

RE: Lists

Hi Amy,

Thank you for your question to the forum.

I assume when you say you want to 'turn data into a list' you mean a drop down list. This is part of the Data Validation topic on the Excel Advanced course and can be applied as follows:

1. In Excel, select the cell or cells in which to populate your drop down list

2. Go to DATA > DATA VALIDATION. Under 'Allow' change 'Any value' to 'List'

3. Click inside the 'Source' field and select the data set you want to convert. Click OK

You can now see the list available in this cell where you can choose an item within the list

I hope this is what you were asking for. Please let me know if this has helped you

Kind regards
Martin Sutherland
(IT Trainer)

RE: Lists

Hi

No sorry that is not what I meant - Jens Bonde showed a data set which was not in a list format and therefore difficult to work with in excel using V/Xlookups. He showed a quick way of converting this data into a list format.

Thanks

Amy

RE: Lists

Hi Amy,

I showed you how Excel Power Query can change wrong structured data into a list.

I have found a nice YouTube video which will take you through the steps.

Please watch the video and let me know, if you have further questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMrfbv2h7p8


Kind regards

Jens Bonde
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