This will only work for one row. What if I want to add rows that will include the same function automatically without having to create new formulas, data prep columns, etc.?
Exactly what I needed you are a saviour! UPD: I left the comment before watching the video, but as soon as you clarified that the data will be in the separate sheet, OMG just chefs kiss!
Do you have any tips for creating this formula but when you need to repeat the same dependent data validation over and over? I'm trying to create a payroll sheet that basically calculates each specific job performed.
I have been looking for something like that for a couple of days now, There is so many overly complicated ways out there but yours is simple and to the point
Hi Leila, I saw your video on Creating Dropdown lists in google sheets. In your video, you have shown the drop-down lists created in just two cells side by side, for example, A2 and B2. What if you want to create a series of drop-down lists across the entire column downwards. I'm trying to create an Operator Efficiency Monitoring Sheet, wherein, we have a Part Name and the drop-down dependent list I want to create is the List of Operations, that goes into making that particular Part. I have a multiple list of parts and on a daily basis, different parts are produced. So I want a matrix form of a sheet wherein every day, you select a different Part Name and its corresponding drop-down list opens. How will the Prep column behave in this case.
Leila explains this in the next video. Using transpose to make the list go horizontally across columns, then use this range as the source of the dropdown. It definitely works!
This is great. The explanation up front about the tabular format vs report format was key and missing from all the other videos I was trying to use. Your stuff is always great, thanks!
I suck at spreadsheets. Every time I create one it is as if I'm using the program for the first time. After his video I accomplished at task in Sheets that I had never successfully applied before. Leila is brilliant, concise and beautiful. A combination that kept me focused on the task at hand resulting in exactly what I had been attempting for far too long
haha not sure the "beautiful" remark was necessary, but you got a heart! It's a great video! Just want to know whether i can do multiple rows with the same data validation or not
Thank you. I did not want the second drop down, just one to fill the adjacent cell. I reworked your formula just a bit and it worked. Filter was what I needed not Vlookup what many others were showing, but didn’t work for me. Why it worked for them but not me, I don’t have a clue why. A lesson learned to watch your tutorials first. I still have to work out the #NA that is in the cell when nothing is chosen but will find a fix.
Simple and already well known by your teaching through excel videos, but still not less interesting the way video is presented. That really matters and is important. Well done.
@@egymade I don't think I'm following your question. This video showed how to insert a dropdown into a single cell that referenced a column of data. What are you trying to do in the entire column?
@@matthewmorrisson1806 thanks for reply, appreciated! I wanna create 2 full columns not just 1 cell. The 1st column is a drop down menu which is easy to do.. The 2nd is the dependent menu on the 1st column.. So whenever I choose any cell of the 1st column the corresponding cell changes in the 2nd.
Leila, your video is great! Need some help - Whenever I am copy pasting the rows the data validation does not catch the filter formulas. Can you suggest me a way out.
Great tool, what if I'm preparing a 600 line sheet? how can I do the multiple dependent lists for the 600 lines? will I create the (indirect) column 600 times? in excel: the (indirect) function can be written in the data validation range, but in Google Sheets it is not possible do you have an advise for that?
Hi Leila thanks for the video. The filter is conditioned on one single cell, on the first dropdown. I copied down the first dropdown to multiple rows, the filter does not change. It always reference the same cell.
This was extremely helpful. I would love to know how I can take this a step further and have the second dropdown automatically populate additional data into a 3rd cell?
Hi Leila, this is so clear, thank you very much. Does this work with an "ImportRange" Function? I am trying to build templates which will be used with my data set held in another spreadsheet altogether.
question, what if i want an option to select all in both drop downs? for example if there is a option "all" in division then all app will be shown in drop down no.2. and also option "all" in app dropdown so that all information in apps will be shown.
Great video! I need to ask if it is possible to make your own formula work in multiple rows. I am trying to find a way to use Dependent Data Validation in my Budget Check register. I have numerous Parent Categories and Sub-Categories. Please let me know if there is a way I can accomplish this. Thank you!
What if you want to have multiple sets of dependent dropdowns that reference the same data? For example, a list of transactions where each transaction has a dropdown for account type and account name? Do you have to have a separate data prep for each row in our transactions sheet?
I have managed to do this as an App Script- dependent on cell changes on previous Cell BUT I find it breaks when my original input is pulled from a formula- as it only changes when the data 'changes' and because it reads the formula and not the data itself it doesn't update unless you delete and re-enter the formula. - If you have found a better way let me know :)
Hello, Where can I find the link to the "next week's video"? Leila's video are the best! It's very easy following her video with all her examples, in just the perfect pace!
Thank you, this is helpful. I am having trouble making this work in consecutive dropdowns; for instance, it works in T2, the first dropdown, as expected, but then transfers that to all the dropdowns below in that column, no matter what I choose, because it is set to look for O2. So the dropdown in T3 still looks at O2. I tried extending the range, but it gave me an error. How can I fix this?
Hey Leila, thank you so much for the video, im havin trouble compleating the formula in teh data prep. row. After i start using the match function and try to match the dependant drop down list to the original list i get an error and it tells me "formula parse error". dont know what im doing wrong. got any tips?
Do have a video showing how make a word not show after you've entered from the drop down? E.g. I have a list of names in the drop down (Mark, Jenn, Steve, Mason, Gary). I want to enter Jenn, but after show Mark, Steve, Mason, Gary left in the drop down. I hope this makes sense. Thank you.
How can this process be carried down to multiple rows? Is there any way to copy this process from row two so that a mirrored process is possible in rows 3-50? Or would I need to have different columns capturing the "data prep" work for each row where I want to carry over this same conditional logic?
This is great... however, what if i want the dependent data validation not in just one place (A4, B4) but i want the same validation for every row underneath those? - i guess i will be playing around with this for a bit...
Hi Leila, I want to know if the indirect function can be used in Google Sheet. I have tried both ways to create a check list with dependent data validation. However, I am not getting the desired output. When I am pasting the same data validation in the row below, I am not getting the exact data. Through Indirect Function in Excel, we can paste down the data validation to the below rows and have the same dependent drop down list. But that is not something I am seeing in Google Sheets.
Hi, First, thank you for this tutorial, it is excellent and helped me get way further in making this possible than other tutorials. However, I am still having trouble with making it happen on my reporting sheet. vs just on my masterdata sheet
Grab the file I used in the video from here 👉 pages.xelplus.com/sheets-dependent-dropdown
When i click data validation, there is a pop up appear from side screen, not a dialog box like yours, why is that?
@@fadly1896 This video was 3 years ago. Google has made several visual updates, and that included the side-bar/screen instead of a pop-up.
@@deeeyv i see, thank you
Is there any way you can do that repeatedly? E.g. the data validation options would be from A1:A10 (category) and B1:B10 (subcategory)?
@@meganesguerra7540 came to know the same thing. it only works for 1 cell!
This will only work for one row. What if I want to add rows that will include the same function automatically without having to create new formulas, data prep columns, etc.?
Same issue with me
It seems she left that part for a second video,
ua-cam.com/video/ku17vgq4Q14/v-deo.html
Exactly, i encountered this issue too
Leila, you have a gift for clear explanations, thoughtful edits and on -screen presence. Keep up the great work!
Well done. One of the best, if NOT the best, youtube demonstration I've seen in many years.
Thank you so much for this! I'm currently making my expenses tracker for 2023, and this is EXACTLY what I was looking for to categorize my expenses.
Simply Explained the Functionality and very easy to Understand. Very Nice!!! :)
Exactly what I needed you are a saviour!
UPD: I left the comment before watching the video, but as soon as you clarified that the data will be in the separate sheet, OMG just chefs kiss!
Glad it was helpful.
Do you have any tips for creating this formula but when you need to repeat the same dependent data validation over and over? I'm trying to create a payroll sheet that basically calculates each specific job performed.
I believe this video will solve your problem:
ua-cam.com/video/ku17vgq4Q14/v-deo.html
WOW, I was breaking my head trying to use IF statement to do this and it is so simple.
Thank you, really helped me now.
I have been looking for something like that for a couple of days now, There is so many overly complicated ways out there but yours is simple and to the point
That was incredible. This is exactly what I was looking for and it couldn’t have been explained any better. THANK YOU!
Oh my gosh your intro is gold. Really helpful tutorial :)
Glad you think so!
I love you. Sooo glad I found this channel at 4:47am. Thank you.
Welcome! You're up early 😴
Great explanation as always. clear and easy to follow. thank you very much
Thx for keeping everything in one sheet in this tutorial😊
So helpful. This was exactly what I needed. 5 stars!!!!
Hi Leila, I saw your video on Creating Dropdown lists in google sheets. In your video, you have shown the drop-down lists created in just two cells side by side, for example, A2 and B2. What if you want to create a series of drop-down lists across the entire column downwards. I'm trying to create an Operator Efficiency Monitoring Sheet, wherein, we have a Part Name and the drop-down dependent list I want to create is the List of Operations, that goes into making that particular Part. I have a multiple list of parts and on a daily basis, different parts are produced. So I want a matrix form of a sheet wherein every day, you select a different Part Name and its corresponding drop-down list opens. How will the Prep column behave in this case.
ua-cam.com/video/ku17vgq4Q14/v-deo.html&ab_channel=LeilaGharani
exactly my question too
Leila explains this in the next video. Using transpose to make the list go horizontally across columns, then use this range as the source of the dropdown. It definitely works!
Leila, you have explained this so clearly. It has been really helpful. Really the best guide on UA-cam. Thanks 😊
Thanks. Just what I needed.
How we apply this on entire column
same problem here :(
@@kayasami898
It seems she left that part for a second video,
ua-cam.com/video/ku17vgq4Q14/v-deo.html
It seems she left that part for a second video,
ua-cam.com/video/ku17vgq4Q14/v-deo.html
THANK YOU LEILA...YOUR VID IS EXTREMELY HANDY!
This video helped me SO much in a worksheet I'm creating. Thank you!
Very clear and concise explanation. I really appreciate you putting this together.
Glad you enjoyed it!
very helpful! it took me a while to figure it out but it worked!
This is great. The explanation up front about the tabular format vs report format was key and missing from all the other videos I was trying to use. Your stuff is always great, thanks!
You saved me. Thank you.
Big help. This video is simple and understandable for beginners like me. Thanks.
very nice and clear explanation . Great work🎉.... keep it up. Love from India❤
Thanks Leila. wonderful explation
I suck at spreadsheets. Every time I create one it is as if I'm using the program for the first time. After his video I accomplished at task in Sheets that I had never successfully applied before. Leila is brilliant, concise and beautiful. A combination that kept me focused on the task at hand resulting in exactly what I had been attempting for far too long
haha not sure the "beautiful" remark was necessary, but you got a heart!
It's a great video! Just want to know whether i can do multiple rows with the same data validation or not
great video. helped me with something i was stuck on
The formula works and I am thrilled how you simplified the tutorial! I wonder, how can I replicate the single cell example into multiple dropdowns?
Thank you. I did not want the second drop down, just one to fill the adjacent cell. I reworked your formula just a bit and it worked. Filter was what I needed not Vlookup what many others were showing, but didn’t work for me. Why it worked for them but not me, I don’t have a clue why. A lesson learned to watch your tutorials first. I still have to work out the #NA that is in the cell when nothing is chosen but will find a fix.
Exactly what I was looking for! Excellent!
Great instructions on the different ways to create this!
Thanks Doug :)
thank you so much for this info!
thank you dear leila, it was so helpful
you have made impressive and very helpful content on google sheets. Appreciate the videos
Simple and already well known by your teaching through excel videos, but still not less interesting the way video is presented. That really matters and is important.
Well done.
So nice of you!
@@LeilaGharani do you know how to do it for the entire column? the video made it for 1 cell only and doesn't work for the rest of the column!
Thank you. How can apply the first option(filter) to an entire column, to drag the formula with the data validation
Thanks a lot mam 🙂🙂
Could this formula applied into multiple rows?
This tutorial just saved a lot of waste of energy trying to experiment...Thanks a lot you're a LIFE SAVER ! +1 sub
Thanks for the sub!
This is awesome quality material. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
4:56 but what if I need multiple chips, once you made a selection in Col A the options in Col H stay, so I can only use the chip in Col A once?
This is the formula that i l've been looking for 😭😭😭😭
Finally found a good video for this
That's exactly what I needed and w/o a bunch of complex lookup tables. Thanks!!
do you know how to do it for the entire column? the video made it for 1 cell only and doesn't work for the rest of the column!
@@egymade I don't think I'm following your question. This video showed how to insert a dropdown into a single cell that referenced a column of data. What are you trying to do in the entire column?
@@matthewmorrisson1806 thanks for reply, appreciated!
I wanna create 2 full columns not just 1 cell. The 1st column is a drop down menu which is easy to do.. The 2nd is the dependent menu on the 1st column.. So whenever I choose any cell of the 1st column the corresponding cell changes in the 2nd.
This is genius! Thank you! 🙏
Leila, your video is great! Need some help - Whenever I am copy pasting the rows the data validation does not catch the filter formulas. Can you suggest me a way out.
Great tool, what if I'm preparing a 600 line sheet? how can I do the multiple dependent lists for the 600 lines? will I create the (indirect) column 600 times?
in excel: the (indirect) function can be written in the data validation range, but in Google Sheets it is not possible
do you have an advise for that?
She has a video about that! ua-cam.com/video/ku17vgq4Q14/v-deo.html
You nicely explained what i needed thank u so much.
Thanks for the helpful tutorial, can we add date also in this drop down i mean like manual date?
Thank you very much Leila , that was very helpfull. :)
Hi Leila thanks for the video. The filter is conditioned on one single cell, on the first dropdown. I copied down the first dropdown to multiple rows, the filter does not change. It always reference the same cell.
I have the same issue. How do I apply this to multiple cells?
@@MissJCAnn Would love to know this as well
Remove the fix $ sign on the first row, then when paste, choose validation only
@@laissezfairez Can you expand on this?
My problem is the same.
This was extremely helpful. I would love to know how I can take this a step further and have the second dropdown automatically populate additional data into a 3rd cell?
This makes google sheets sooio much more interactive.
Thank you so much for this!
Waiting for the next video :)...I really need to know how to manage multiple drop down lists on different rows.
Coming soon! :)
@@LeilaGharani Please Please Please.
This video for drop down on multiple lines already was published?
I can't find it =/
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Leila
You’re welcome 😊
Very nicely explained
thank you!
Please Google sheets have been updated so can you help with the data validation for the new updated format
Thanks for this! very helpful
Hi Leila, this is so clear, thank you very much. Does this work with an "ImportRange" Function? I am trying to build templates which will be used with my data set held in another spreadsheet altogether.
I just loving you now. really what I needed
Nice video like always , your channel is my go to for any google sheet magic trip
Thank you , short , intensive and informative
question, what if i want an option to select all in both drop downs? for example if there is a option "all" in division then all app will be shown in drop down no.2. and also option "all" in app dropdown so that all information in apps will be shown.
Amazing, solved my problem. Super simple and clear to follow.
do you know how to do it for the entire column? the video made it for 1 cell only and doesn't work for the rest of the column!
That was excellent. Thankyou.
Great video! I need to ask if it is possible to make your own formula work in multiple rows. I am trying to find a way to use Dependent Data Validation in my Budget Check register. I have numerous Parent Categories and Sub-Categories. Please let me know if there is a way I can accomplish this. Thank you!
What if you want to have multiple sets of dependent dropdowns that reference the same data? For example, a list of transactions where each transaction has a dropdown for account type and account name? Do you have to have a separate data prep for each row in our transactions sheet?
Did you ever figure this out?
ua-cam.com/video/ku17vgq4Q14/v-deo.html&ab_channel=LeilaGharani
I have managed to do this as an App Script- dependent on cell changes on previous Cell BUT I find it breaks when my original input is pulled from a formula- as it only changes when the data 'changes' and because it reads the formula and not the data itself it doesn't update unless you delete and re-enter the formula. - If you have found a better way let me know :)
I have the same problem have you solve this one by now?
Hello, Where can I find the link to the "next week's video"? Leila's video are the best! It's very easy following her video with all her examples, in just the perfect pace!
Thank you, this is helpful. I am having trouble making this work in consecutive dropdowns; for instance, it works in T2, the first dropdown, as expected, but then transfers that to all the dropdowns below in that column, no matter what I choose, because it is set to look for O2. So the dropdown in T3 still looks at O2. I tried extending the range, but it gave me an error. How can I fix this?
Hey Leila, thank you so much for the video, im havin trouble compleating the formula in teh data prep. row. After i start using the match function and try to match the dependant drop down list to the original list i get an error and it tells me "formula parse error". dont know what im doing wrong. got any tips?
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I'm glad to hear that :)
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Do have a video showing how make a word not show after you've entered from the drop down? E.g. I have a list of names in the drop down (Mark, Jenn, Steve, Mason, Gary). I want to enter Jenn, but after show Mark, Steve, Mason, Gary left in the drop down. I hope this makes sense. Thank you.
Thank You So Much ,
What if I need this for every row? I can't put a column for every row. What should I do?
this is fantastic, thank you!
How can this process be carried down to multiple rows? Is there any way to copy this process from row two so that a mirrored process is possible in rows 3-50? Or would I need to have different columns capturing the "data prep" work for each row where I want to carry over this same conditional logic?
It's really awesome 😉🙏🙏
This is GOLD!! Helped me alot. Thanks.
Tem meu Jóia!!!
This is great... however, what if i want the dependent data validation not in just one place (A4, B4) but i want the same validation for every row underneath those? - i guess i will be playing around with this for a bit...
Great video. thankyou so much.
Is the tutorial to apply this to the entire column out yet?
ua-cam.com/video/ku17vgq4Q14/v-deo.html
Hi Leila! thank you so much! Whats the link to the video where you explain how to expand the dependent list?
Thanks a lot, I tried for this.
This is simply awesome. Saved a lot of my time. Thank you for the video.
Amazing thanks for your nice and neat tutorial. love it
This saved my life
Happy to help :)
where is the next week video you mentioned about it at the end of this one ! May you provide its URL
Another useful video from the google sheet goddess
Glad you think so, Mark 😁
This is a great video. Thank you so much for sharing. How do you add options to the dependent list?
Hi Leila, I want to know if the indirect function can be used in Google Sheet. I have tried both ways to create a check list with dependent data validation. However, I am not getting the desired output. When I am pasting the same data validation in the row below, I am not getting the exact data. Through Indirect Function in Excel, we can paste down the data validation to the below rows and have the same dependent drop down list. But that is not something I am seeing in Google Sheets.
Please help with that.
Helped alot! :)
Hi,
First, thank you for this tutorial, it is excellent and helped me get way further in making this possible than other tutorials.
However, I am still having trouble with making it happen on my reporting sheet. vs just on my masterdata sheet
Leila... You are the freaking best