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How do I auto complete a cell with text from another worksheet?

Postby TWFyayBCYXJuYXJk » Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:18:01 GMT 

I have a long list of names and associated data contained in one worksheet.

On another worksheet, I have created a form that loads the pertinent data 
associated with each name.  I only use a few names from that long list at a 
time.

My question:  On the worksheet that contains my form, I want to auto 
complete the cell containing the person's name.  

For example:  my "names" worksheet contains the names "Smith", "Jones" and 
"Brown".

When I am working with the worksheet that contains my form, as I start to 
type in "Smith", I want the cell to auto complete the name in the cell from 
the list of names in my "names" worksheet.

Any ideas would be helpful.  Thank you!

Mark Barnard
 XXXX@XXXXX.COM
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Re: How do I auto complete a cell with text from another worksheet?

Postby Gord Dibben » Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:25:24 GMT 

Mark

A ComboBox comes to mind.

See Debra Dalgleish's site for how to use a CB in conjunction with Data
Validation list.

 http://www.**--****.com/ 


Gord Dibben  MS Excel MVP


On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:18:01 -0700, Mark Barnard
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You can use AutoCorrect instead..For example, enter qu should be replaced by 
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"StumpedAgain" wrote:

> Ooops... just re-read your post and it clicked... my bad :)
> I'm not sure you can add words to the auto-complete.  I only know how to add 
> them to the auto-correct.  Good luck!
> -- 
> -SA
> 
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> "KeithyBX" wrote:
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> > Hi,
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