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    Data Validation: Dropdown List Only if Another Cell Meets Certain Criteria

    Is it possible to have a drop down list only if another cell is filled with a specific criteria?

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    Re: Data Validation: Dropdown List Only if Another Cell Meets Certain Criteria

    yes , you can have dependant dropdowns - which would also apply to your criteria
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    Re: Data Validation: Dropdown List Only if Another Cell Meets Certain Criteria

    Not quite what I was looking for. I was hoping to fill cell B2 with ONLY the word "fail" if cell A2 was filled.

    In other words, the user would be unable to type anything in B2 unless A2 was filled. If A2 was indeed filled, then the only thing they could type (or select from a dropdown list) would be the word "fail".

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    Re: Data Validation: Dropdown List Only if Another Cell Meets Certain Criteria

    use
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    and a custom validation and you can put this in the formula

    =AND(A2<>"",B2="fail")

    that would only allow the word "fail" to be entered if A2 is not blank

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    Re: Data Validation: Dropdown List Only if Another Cell Meets Certain Criteria

    No, that doesn't work at all. It allows all values. Wouldn't you need to use an IF statement?

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    Re: Data Validation: Dropdown List Only if Another Cell Meets Certain Criteria

    no dont need an of
    data validation works on the formula resolving to TRUE
    so the AND statement will be true only if two conditions are met in the AND
    and as one is "fail" - then its only TRUE when you have "fail" in the cell

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    Re: Data Validation: Dropdown List Only if Another Cell Meets Certain Criteria

    The above data validation allows any value to be entered in B2, not just "fail".

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    Re: Data Validation: Dropdown List Only if Another Cell Meets Certain Criteria

    Oh. I apologize. I just retried it and it works now. Thank you so much.

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    Re: Data Validation: Dropdown List Only if Another Cell Meets Certain Criteria

    excellent thanks for the rep

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