I've recently needed to create drop down lists. I see from several places that it can be done by typing each choice into individual cells, assigning the ranges a name, and using INDIRECT to reference the named range. I understand how that works, but is there any way of doing the same thing without having to list out the menu items in separate cells?
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You can just point to the range (or just type it in). There is often no need to use a range name. However, if you are using dependent dropdowns, then that can be tricky to do without using range names.
What is teh concern with using names?
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My concern is not with using names, it's with using extra cells that I might later delete or otherwise lose track of. It's nowhere near the worst problem in the world, but I'd like to see if there is any way of doing this without typing each menu option into an additional cell and having to depend on the existence of those additional cells for it to work.
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