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    Data Validation Drop Down Lists

    Excel Gods,

    Here's the problem. I have two worksheets one labeled sales and one contacts. On the contacts sheet in Column A I have a list of names and in Column B is their phone number.

    On the sales sheet I created a data validation drop down list of the names in Column B. What I want to happen is when I select a name from the drop down list on the sales sheet I want the corresponding telephone number to show in Column C.

    Thanks in advance,
    Excel Amateur
    Philip

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    Re: Help with Data Validation Drop Down Lists

    Try:

    =Vlookup(B2,Sheet1!A:B,2,FALSE)

    where B2 contains first drop down selection made.
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    Re: Data Validation Drop Down Lists

    Worked great thanks. Sorry for the delay. I was working on a new excel doc and saw that I never thanked you for this solution. Thanks again.

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