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    Excel Multiply Multiple Drop Down "List Boxes)

    Hello,
    I have 4 drop boxes. I need to let the last drop box simply select the given number in another cell.

    The more complicated question, is how do I multiply 1 drop box with another? Also need to multiply 3 boxes together.

    An Example: (All Drop Boxes have the same options)

    List Options:
    1.102
    1.256
    1.274
    1.295
    1.332
    1.354

    I want to take box 4 and when selected populate a specific cell with the selection.
    Then Multiply 4th and 3rd box and populate a cell with the answer.
    Then Multiply 4th, 3rd and 2nd box and populate a cell with the answer.
    Then Multiply 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st box and populate a cell with the answer.

    Box 4 Output Cell
    1.102 (Selected) 1.102

    Box 3 Output Cell
    1.256 (Selected) 1.102 x 1.256 = (1.384)

    Box 2 Output Cell
    1.274 (Selected) 1.102 x 1.256 x 1.274 = (1.763)

    Box 1 Output Cell
    1.332 (Selected) 1.102 x 1.256 x 1.274 x 1.332 = (2.348)


    Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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    Re: Excel Multiply Multiple Drop Down "List Boxes)

    Welcome to the Forum calearoson!

    If you are creating your dropboxes using Data Validation with a list, then you just use the cell references as usual.

    =A1*B1*C1*D1

    If you are using comboboxes it's a little different.

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    Re: Excel Multiply Multiple Drop Down "List Boxes)

    I had to pull it out of a bigger sheet.

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    Re: Excel Multiply Multiple Drop Down "List Boxes)

    These are not dropdown boxes. They are Forms control ListBoxes.

    If you are using the same list of numbers in all of them there is no reason to repeat that list 4 times, but I'll leave that alone.

    Each listbox must be linked to a cell. You did that for the first one, so I'm not sure why you didn't do it for all. I've updated them to link to B9, 12, 15, 18. You had set a value in column A and then made the font white; I just used the cells behind the listboxes.

    The cell it's linked to has an index to what is selected in the list. So if you click the first value the linked cell will be 1.

    To get the value that was selected, use INDEX. Then you can use the result of that in your multiplications. See formulas as added in column E.
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    Re: Excel Multiply Multiple Drop Down "List Boxes)

    I appreciate the help! I was missing how to do the formula with the (. There is a need on other applications for different numbers to choose from, thus why different columns. That really helped out! I greatly appreciate it!

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