Data Validation and VLOOKUP

[Guest]

Thanks to Debra Dalgleigh for her assistance on my 12/08/03 question; however, I have just one question more: your website sample of a Order Form has two (2) worksheets; one for Products and the other is the Order Form. I thought that the data validation in drop-down lists cannot be contained in another worksheet or workbook. Is this correct? Also, how does the description automatically populate itself when the category is selected? Thanks much!

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

You can use a list from a different sheet if the list is a named range.
There are instructions here:

http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal01.html

In the example, the dropdown list in the description column is dependent
on the selection made in the category column. That technique is
described here:

http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html