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    Auto-complete names from another sheet

    Excel 2010 - wanting to add another feature to my .xlsm file.
    Sheet1 is the draft sheet, sheet2 has a list of names
    When entering the draft pick on sheet1, I want it to auto-complete the name from sheet2 into sheet1

    ex. Entering Rodg, it would come up with Rodgers, Aaron

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    Re: Auto-complete names from another sheet

    Hi

    1)Do you want to type ex. Rodg in column b and appear the name in the came cell? Or we can type Rodg in Column C and Name in Column B?

    2) If you entering "Brad", what you want to see?
    Bradford, Sam

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    Brady, Tom?
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    Re: Auto-complete names from another sheet

    1) The name should appear in the same cell (Column B on sheet 1 )- - When I enter RODG, then RODGERS, AARON should be in column B sheet 1

    2) The names are sorted on sheet2, so when I enter BRAD on sheet1, then BRADFORD, SAM should appear first....but if I keep typing,
    BRADY, then BRADY, TOM should appear in that cell.

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    Re: Auto-complete names from another sheet

    Then i am sorry... I don't think that you can do this without VBA and in this case, i am not able to help you.

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    Re: Auto-complete names from another sheet

    If you want an unique way to do this, try this
    - As long as the list of players is immediately above and adjacent to the cell, Excel will autocomplete the typing for the cell {Just what you wanted}
    - If you do this, I would hide the rows containing the player list so as not to confuse anyone

    There are a couple of problems with doing this:
    - There can not be any gaps in the data. A blank row will through this off
    - There can not be a blank row between the cells you want and the autocomplete list in the rows above
    - The player list and the cells you want have to be on the same sheet and immediately above
    - It can make the worksheet messy unless you hide the rows as mentioned above
    - You have to keep typing until the selection is unique, ie for Bradford you must type bradf

    The main advantage is non programming is required, this is built into Excel

    Your data is attached with the approach mentioned above using Data Validation {Data Validation is not required for this to work but it may make what you are trying to do easier

    Uploading is not working currently. Here is a link to your file:
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/stnw55n5s...DraftTest.xlsm
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    Re: Auto-complete names from another sheet

    I knew about the built-in, just wasn't sure if there was another way.....
    I tried putting the names BELOW my list, but that didn't work, they have to be above like you explained.

    I will do it that way - that should work just fine.
    Thanks for your help!!

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