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This document provides information about using data validation combo boxes in Excel to allow selection from a dropdown list or adding new items. It includes instructions on triggering the addition of new items to the source list and viewing the code behind the data validation. Contextures offers several Excel add-ins and ebooks to make data entry and pivot tables easier to use.

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Downloaded From: Sample Files - DV0072 - Data Val Combo Add/Sort

This document provides information about using data validation combo boxes in Excel to allow selection from a dropdown list or adding new items. It includes instructions on triggering the addition of new items to the source list and viewing the code behind the data validation. Contextures offers several Excel add-ins and ebooks to make data entry and pivot tables easier to use.

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Client Fruit When you click on a cell with a data validation drop down list, a combo box w
appear.

Select an item from a dropdown list or type a new item in the combo box.

To trigger the Add New Items code, press Tab or Enter to exit the combo bo

New items will be automatically added to the appropriate list on the Lists
worksheet, if you click Yes when the message box appears.
TIP: You can type a Y or N instead of clicking the message box buttons.

In this example, the lists on the Lists sheet have multiple columns, and the c
includes all columns in a list when sorting it.
NOTE: You must leave at least one blank column between the lists

To view the event code that does this, right-click on the Data Validation shee
tab, and choose View Code.

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