If you've used data validation in Excel before, you probably selected the relevant cells, clicked "Data Validation" in the ...

Excel’s data validation feature offers an efficient way to perform a variety of tasks. This collection of techniques demonstrates several handy ways to put data validation to work. From the ebook: ...

With any software, the more you use it, the more hacks and shortcuts you discover, and never a truer word has been said when ...

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 lets you create simple forms that your users can enter data. To save them time and make sure you get the information you need, you can create a drop-down box that limits the users to ...

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 ...

Use Excel data validation to prevent duplicate values in a column Your email has been sent Prevent duplicates before they happen by combining a simple function with data validation. Excel has built-in ...

If you see the error “This value doesn’t match the data validation restrictions defined for this cell” when entering a value in an Excel cell, the solutions ...

Excel spreadsheet databases work because users can filter the data inside these workbooks. Filters are conditions you specify in databases and spreadsheets to extract only the precise, requested ...

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