Dependent dropdown query - hiding items selected in prior column

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Juliet

Background: I'm creating a reporting sheet in excel for an exercise research
trial. The report will show the type of exercise used in each session, and
any progressions. Multiple progressions are relevant to each exercise, and
the programme deliverer may need to record one or more progressions for each
exercise used. (I've set this out in columns of exercise, progression 1,
progression 2...). To reduce human error while reporting when multiple
progressions have been used in a single session, I would like to be able to
hide items already selected in the previous column.

I've got as far as creating dropdown lists based on the selection made in
the prior column (using INDIFFERENT in the data validation source box) which
is working well. I've had a long browse through this forum (including using
combo boxes instead of data validation, and
http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal03.html), but I'm struggling to adapt it
successfully to hide previously selected items.

All thoughts welcome, and my apologies if this has been asked and answered
elsewhere and I've overlooked it,

many thanks for your assistance

Juliet
 
Thanks Debra for the prompt response. I did see this example previously but
I'll work on orienting the formula to hid selection made in previous column
rather than row, and post again if still having problems.

Thanks again

Juliet
 
There's another example that doesn't have dependent lists, but hides
selections made in previous columns:

http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html
DV0016 - Assign Employees to Single Task Per Day

If you're still stuck, you could give a bit more detail on the sheet
layout, with an example of how the dependent lists should work. Then
someone might be able to give you some specific help.
 
Thanks Debra, that's perfect!

Regards

Juliet

Debra Dalgleish said:
There's another example that doesn't have dependent lists, but hides
selections made in previous columns:

http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html
DV0016 - Assign Employees to Single Task Per Day

If you're still stuck, you could give a bit more detail on the sheet
layout, with an example of how the dependent lists should work. Then
someone might be able to give you some specific help.
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Debra -

I've looked at the two examples/spreadsheets you've recommended (and they are very cool!!), but they aren't quite working for me.

I want to have a list of names (a big list, probably like 200 or so), and I want to be able to pick say, 20 names from the drop down of 200 in the first column of my spreadsheet. Then, on the second column, I want to pick 20 MORE names from the same drop down of 200, but I don't want it to show any of the 20 names I picked in the first column. Then, on the third column, I want to pick from the same drop down of 200, but I don't want it to show any of the 20 names that were selected in either the first or the second column (and so on and so forth, for probably at least 15 columns).

I can't figure out a way to modify either of the two spreadsheets so that it doesn't show names that were selected in the previous columns.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,

sarah
 
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