Excel 2010 - How to auto-populate data based on ComboBox selection?

**DoubleClickHere** · 01-27-2012, 08:19 AM

I have a question on how I could populate data using a combo box selection in Excel 2010.

For example,
I have a table with values in Sheet 1, & below that table there is a combo box whereby another table of values can be populated based on the selection of the combo box.

Maybe to make it clearer...

Table 1
Name | Address | Phone number
Andy | Avenue 2 | 999
John | Road 5 | 998

Combo box (selection of names): John

Data derived from combo box - Table 2
Name | Address | Phone number
John | Road 5 | 998

Any help on how I could solve this would be greatly appreciated

Also, do let me know if this can be done without the use of VBA.

**royUK** · 01-27-2012, 09:09 AM

Why bother with a ComboBox, Data validation & VLOOKUP will do this.

If you want a comboBox what type are you using?

To best describe or illustrate your problem you would be better off attaching a dummy workbook, the workbook should contain the same structure and some dummy data of the same type as the type you have in your real workbook - so, if a cell contains numbers & letters in this format abc-123 then that should be reflected in the dummy workbook. Don't upload a picture when you have a workbook question. None of us is inclined to recreate your data. Upload the workbook and manually add an 'after' situation so that we can see what you expect. In addition clearly explain how you get the results..
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