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    Creating a Selectable menu

    Hello all!

    I am attempting to create a Menu (food) in Excel 2007. I have a list of foods that I would like to select once one is selected the next list would be for the next item and so on. I know how to create a drop down list but once I select an Item I would like the next list to narrow down the field (or choices). I am not sure I explained this well enough so here is another way to put it.

    First Column would be a choice of meats. Beef, Chicken, Pork, etc.
    If you select say Beef the next column would be a veggie, Carrots, Peas, Green beans. But with Beef you cannot select Carrots. and so on.

    Thanks in advance
    Jay
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    Re: Creating a Selectable menu

    Hi Jay, and welcome to the forum.

    You may want to have a look at Dependent Data Validation lists, as outlined here: http://www.contextures.com/xlDataval02.html

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    Re: Creating a Selectable menu

    Quote Originally Posted by pjoaquin View Post
    Hi Jay, and welcome to the forum.

    You may want to have a look at Dependent Data Validation lists, as outlined here: http://www.contextures.com/xlDataval02.html
    I was just reading that one.. Thank you very much

    Jay

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    Re: Creating a Selectable menu

    I am having issues.. I did the sample from the link. I can get the fruit list to work. But is I select the Vegetable I don't get a drop down menu. Only for fruit

    Jay

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    Re: Creating a Selectable menu

    I downloaded the example and now I got it working. Seemed like I didn't leave open a column between data.

    Thanks for the link and help.

    Jay

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