SOURCE "VALIDATION"

[Kanmi]

Hello please can anybody help me with this. please i'm trying to create drop
down menu list using Validation from DATA MENU and select list in the dialog
box.After the dialog box pop up. under source.. i want all my list to be
showing but it can only take few..

Now i have thousands of list items that i want to be showing on drop down
menu list but the source can only take few of them How can i increase the
list in the dialog box so it can take all my list menu OR what can i do?.

when past all the list under SOURCE in DATA VALIDATION dialog box then
nothing is showing but if i paste few the is going to show. meaning that is
maximum it can take but i need all the list on my drop down menu so i want to
all to be showing there. please can anybody help me with this. thanks and God
bless you.

 

[John Bundy]

I have XP sp2 with Office 2003, my validation maxes out at 32767 items. I
have read online that some people are stuck with 8 for some reason. You can
try to use the combobox from the toolbox, just set the ListFillRange to the
list of your items, 60k+ items show and is much quicker.

 

[Kanmi]

Thanks alot. i can't seem to find the combobox. please explain more. thanks

 

[Patrick Molloy]

make sure that the 'Control Toolbox' menu is visible - right click while the
mouse is hovering over the menu. The Combobox is in there. Click on it then
draw it onto your spreadsheet. While it is still selected, right click and
select Properties.
Set the ListFill range and ListRows appropriately

 

[Kanmi]

Hello, thanks. Where will i insert my drop down list items. please explain
more. i got the combbobox but don't know how go about.
Please did i need to do this for each cell?... thanks