Decreasing Validation Lists

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Decreasing Data Validation Lists

If you need to have a list of options that decreases as users select from it, you can use Data Validation and some Excel VBA Code .

On any Worksheet add your list, say in A1:A10. Now select this range and click in the Name Box (left of the Formula bar), type the name: MyList and then Enter. This will give you a Named Range called MyList

Now select the range on another Worksheet where you would like the Validation Lists to go. Now right click on this sheet name tab, select View Code and paste in the code below;

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)

Dim strVal As String

Dim strEntry As String



    On Error Resume Next

        strVal = Target.Validation.Formula1

            If Not strVal = vbNullString Then

                strEntry = Target

                Application.EnableEvents = False

                With Sheet1.Range("MyList")

                    .Replace What:=strEntry, _

                        Replacement:="", LookAt:=xlWhole, _

                        SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False

                

                    .Sort Key1:=.Range("A1"), Order1:=xlAscending, _

                        Header:=xlNo, OrderCustom:=1, MatchCase:=False, _

                        Orientation:=xlTopToBottom

                    .Range("A1", .Range("A65536").End(xlUp)).Name = "MyList"

                End With

            End If

        Application.EnableEvents = True

    On Error GoTo 0

End Sub

You should note that I have referred to the named range MyList as Sheet1.("MyList"). I have preceded the named range with its Sheet CodeName . The reason for this is that the reference to the named range (MyList) is in the Private Module of another Worksheet. Without it, Excel would assume MyList is on the same Worksheet as the Worksheet_Change code resides

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