Is there a way to restrict users from pasting into cells with drop down menus. I cannot lock the worksheet because I need to keep many functions available. Thanks
Is there a way to restrict users from pasting into cells with drop down menus. I cannot lock the worksheet because I need to keep many functions available. Thanks
are you talking about Data Validation drop down lists? there is an Error Alert tab that should allow you to have an error pop up if something outside of the list is entered
Techretard, that doesn't stop you pasting an invalid value over the top though.
Michael, could you not select all cells, go to format->protection then untick 'lock cells', then manually lock the cells that you don't want to be amended (or similarly unlock the cells you want to allow to be amended, depending on what is easier). Then when you lock the worksheet you'll only be locking cells you don't want to be amended.
1) I would solve this with training. Color the cells with DV lists in a way that is obvious and specifically teach your users "don't change the colors". When they "paste" uncontrolled from other sources, the whole cell is typically changed so the color change is the most obvious way for them to see instantly they made an error.
DV lists should be easy to use, that's the point of a DV drop down list. Ease. If there's something about your DV list that makes your users not want to use it, let's talk about that.
Consider showing us the sheet.
Teach them to EDIT > PASTE SPECIAL > VALUES which allows them to still copy long choices from elsewhere into the cell, but not destroy your cell formatting.
2) You could employ a macro that corrects these the DV if it gets removed.
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Thanks for the help. I will try this
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