excel drop down list

[TONY]

How can I get auto text to work on a drop down list?

Instead of having to scroll down I want to enter the first letter and it
will take to me the section I wish to use

 

[JP]

The dropdown list (I assume Data Validation) has to be adjacent to the
entries you want for the autotext. For example, if you have some
entries in A1:A10, the autotext would work for A11 and below. If there
are blanks in the column, the auto text won't pick it up.

--JP

 

[TONY]

It is in the drop down list itself

Its along list so in order to find someone quickly I just want to enter
the first letter and the list will go to that letter

 

[JP]

Data Validation won't work quite like that. It will auto-fill the
text, but it won't drop down the list and show you the entries. You
would use a combo box for that. But a combo box won't auto-fill, it
will just jump to the first matching entry.

So if you want auto-fill, use Data Validation. If you want to drop
down the list, use a combo box.

--JP

 

[L. Howard Kittle]

Sort your validation list and at the beginning of the A's enter a single A,
do the same for the beginning of the B's and all the way through to the Z's.

Click in the cell that has the drop down validation and type in the letter
of the list you desire... say you type in an O. DO NOT hit enter... leave
the cell in the edit mode (still selected) and now hit your down arrow.

Should take you to the O which is the top of the O list of selections.

HTH
Regards,
Howard