This illustrated walk-through (with a demo worksheet) shows how easy it is to create a multi-column search solution using validation lists and conditional formatting. Excel offers numerous ways to ...

How to use UNIQUE() to populate a dropdown in Microsoft Excel Your email has been sent Populating a dropdown with a dynamic list is easy thanks to Microsoft Excel’s UNIQUE() dynamic array function.

Follow the steps below to create a drop-down list using data validation in Excel. If you want to add a message pop up, you can click the Input Message tab and check the checkbox for “Show input ...

Microsoft Excel 2010 stores data within cells, which are simply segregated pieces of the spreadsheet that Excel can then reference to work with the value in the cells. Since not every ...

In this article we will show you how to display multiple columns in a validation list in Excel. We will show you a method that can then be applied to your data. To create a validation list with ...

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One way businesses can save time and money is using Excel spreadsheets as data tables in which to store customer information, inventory details or other important data. Excel has several features that ...

Analyzing large datasets in Excel can often feel overwhelming, but using dynamic summaries with drill-down capabilities can significantly enhance your workflow. Whether you’re tracking sales, managing ...

Q: I have an Excel spreadsheet that I update weekly with our employees’ Actual Sales and Sales Goals. I manually insert a red circle to indicate those who did not reach their sales goal by more than a ...

Dropdowns are useful features that simplify data entry and enforce data validations in spreadsheet software. Creating a dropdown list is easy. And you might have done that already in Excel. But did ...

Sometimes you need to scan some files for a piece of data like a string, phrase or some number, and one of those files just happens to be an Excel spreadsheet. You could open up the file, launch the ...