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.
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!
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!
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
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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 :)
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...
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!
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!
yes, but that means you have to have a separate column for each row. for example, A4 and B4 has a dedicated row in the H. so if you go as low as A20:B20, then you will have to have dedicated rows for each. that's extremely limiting if you have tons of data. there's a much better function in microsoft excel. i don't know why sheet doesn't follow suit.
@@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.
Thank you for video , But main issue as filter condition is =A4 is not dynamic. Because if I copy productivity / Games many times same does not work. Because we say that Filter condition . SO how =A4 change dynamically so its working fine? Pls help.
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 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.
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?
Hello, the dropdown settings are not going to the next line. When i make the second dropdown for example in line 2 and i drag it down to line 10, the formular don`t work only in line 2
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
I couldn't help but notice that your logo looks similar to Twitter's current logo. At first, I was creeped out for a moment, thinking I'd stumbled upon a two-year-old video with Twitter's current logo. I even questioned if I had experienced the Mandela Effect and if Twitter had been using this logo for much longer than I remembered. After checking the dates and your homepage for more information, I realized the X is for your brand's name. It was only then that I noticed the single tiny detail that sets your logo apart from Twitter's/X's. Oh. My. God. 😆
Same question. When I use the same steps for the dependant drop-down menu in all other rows except the first it only shows the drop-down options for the item I chose in the first row. So now my dependent drop-down list only shows the options for one item in the first drop-down list. Because of this formula =index(A4:J12,,match(Budget!C5,A3:J3,0)) The C5 is the issue because it's reading the item I chose on the drop-down list from my first entry. How do I change the formula to know to look at the cell of the current row I'm working in? ((I am sure the way I am wording all of this is hard to understand...my apologies!))
Very helpful, thanks. In my version of Google Spreadsheets, I had to replace the "," between RANGE and CONDITION by ";".... Thanks for that support video!
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 working for me on the first line, but when I apply the formula to multiple cells, the dependent drop down no longer works. Can anyone help me with this, please?
I've watched this very clear and helpful tutorial that you published 17 months ago. You mention that you were intending to do a followup for multiple rows. I can't find it.
Thank You Mrs Leila for you great lesson, I have question, I need Like that list but not just for lists but one collumn or two in my table how I can doit it?
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.
@@rmndvprz 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!
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:
ruclips.net/video/ku17vgq4Q14/видео.html
Leila, you have a gift for clear explanations, thoughtful edits and on -screen presence. Keep up the great work!
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,
ruclips.net/video/ku17vgq4Q14/видео.html
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.
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.
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.
ruclips.net/video/ku17vgq4Q14/видео.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!
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!
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 love you. Sooo glad I found this channel at 4:47am. Thank you.
Welcome! You're up early 😴
Thx for keeping everything in one sheet in this tutorial😊
Very clear and concise explanation. I really appreciate you putting this together.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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
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?
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?
@@JCMurray 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.
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.
How we apply this on entire column
same problem here :(
@@kayasami898
It seems she left that part for a second video,
ruclips.net/video/ku17vgq4Q14/видео.html
It seems she left that part for a second video,
ruclips.net/video/ku17vgq4Q14/видео.html
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! ruclips.net/video/ku17vgq4Q14/видео.html
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!
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?
So helpful. This was exactly what I needed. 5 stars!!!!
Big help. This video is simple and understandable for beginners like me. Thanks.
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.
Please Google sheets have been updated so can you help with the data validation for the new updated format
THANK YOU LEILA...YOUR VID IS EXTREMELY HANDY!
Leila, you have explained this so clearly. It has been really helpful. Really the best guide on RUclips. Thanks 😊
Thank you so much.. I was trying to do this using name list bcz of some certen video.. I was trying more than 3h.. You just save me
What if I need this for every row? I can't put a column for every row. What should I do?
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?
ruclips.net/video/ku17vgq4Q14/видео.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?
Thanks Leila. wonderful explation
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...
very helpful! it took me a while to figure it out but it worked!
Very helpful but my problem remains the same as drop-down created by these cannot be used in multiple rows down
For multiple rows, You said, You're going to cover it Next Week,
Is it out yet.
Best regards from Delhi, India🇮🇳
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!
This video helped me SO much in a worksheet I'm creating. Thank you!
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!
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 =/
You nicely explained what i needed thank u so much.
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Finally found a good video for this
great video. helped me with something i was stuck on
This makes google sheets sooio much more interactive.
Thanks for the helpful tutorial, can we add date also in this drop down i mean like manual date?
yes, but that means you have to have a separate column for each row.
for example, A4 and B4 has a dedicated row in the H.
so if you go as low as A20:B20, then you will have to have dedicated rows for each. that's extremely limiting if you have tons of data.
there's a much better function in microsoft excel. i don't know why sheet doesn't follow suit.
Can you provide reference about the function in Microsoft excel?
Thank you very much Leila , that was very helpfull. :)
What about if you want more than 2 dependant drop downs?
For example: Games > Genre > Game Title
This is awesome quality material. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
very nice and clear explanation . Great work🎉.... keep it up. Love from India❤
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!
It is always pleasant to watch Your videos.....Thanks -- From Pakistan
I'm glad to hear that :)
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.
thank you dear leila, it was so helpful
That first method doesn’t work if you want multiple drop down lists because the FILTER function will only be conditioned to that one cell.
Same issue for me. Did you ever find a solution to this problem?
Thank you for video , But main issue as filter condition is =A4 is not dynamic. Because if I copy productivity / Games many times same does not work. Because we say that Filter condition . SO how =A4 change dynamically so its working fine? Pls help.
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.
Great video. thankyou so much.
Is the tutorial to apply this to the entire column out yet?
ruclips.net/video/ku17vgq4Q14/видео.html
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!
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.
thank you so much for this info!
you have made impressive and very helpful content on google sheets. Appreciate the videos
Thanks. Just what I needed.
Very nicely explained
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?
Hello, the dropdown settings are not going to the next line. When i make the second dropdown for example in line 2 and i drag it down to line 10, the formular don`t work only in line 2
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
I couldn't help but notice that your logo looks similar to Twitter's current logo. At first, I was creeped out for a moment, thinking I'd stumbled upon a two-year-old video with Twitter's current logo. I even questioned if I had experienced the Mandela Effect and if Twitter had been using this logo for much longer than I remembered. After checking the dates and your homepage for more information, I realized the X is for your brand's name. It was only then that I noticed the single tiny detail that sets your logo apart from Twitter's/X's. Oh. My. God. 😆
Thanks for noticing! 😁
excellent, you have earned a subscribition and a comment
What if we have to do the same in the report sheet instead? How can we use this?
Exactly what I was looking for! Excellent!
This saved my life
Happy to help :)
Great instructions on the different ways to create this!
Thanks Doug :)
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Leila
You’re welcome 😊
Need help!!! Do i need to create data validation for each row? how do I get it on multiple rows?
Thank you for the video. Is there a way to have multiple rows filtering, like thousands of rows?
Same question. When I use the same steps for the dependant drop-down menu in all other rows except the first it only shows the drop-down options for the item I chose in the first row. So now my dependent drop-down list only shows the options for one item in the first drop-down list. Because of this formula =index(A4:J12,,match(Budget!C5,A3:J3,0)) The C5 is the issue because it's reading the item I chose on the drop-down list from my first entry. How do I change the formula to know to look at the cell of the current row I'm working in? ((I am sure the way I am wording all of this is hard to understand...my apologies!))
@@brandonnolan6222 I think I have the same question... the only solution I can think of is having a data prep for each row.
@@brandonnolan6222 ruclips.net/video/ku17vgq4Q14/видео.html
Haven't watched yet but I'm assuming this is the solution.
@@BryanAlejandro_ YESSS MAN! This was it! Thanks, man!
Very helpful, thanks. In my version of Google Spreadsheets, I had to replace the "," between RANGE and CONDITION by ";".... Thanks for that support video!
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?
So, if I have 12 rows that have these dependent lists, Do I need 12 data prep columns?
Thank you , short , intensive and informative
The way of teaching incredible, but if we apply same drop down in multiple row, Showing REF error.
Thank you. How can apply the first option(filter) to an entire column, to drag the formula with the data validation
Nice video like always , your channel is my go to for any google sheet magic trip
This is working for me on the first line, but when I apply the formula to multiple cells, the dependent drop down no longer works. Can anyone help me with this, please?
thank you!
Thanks for this! very helpful
IS THERE ANY WAY TO SELECT VALUE FROM DROP DOWN LIST AND ITS ADJACENT CELLS TAKE THE VALUE DEFINED IN THE MASTER SHEET?
I just loving you now. really what I needed
Thank you
This is a great video. Thank you so much for sharing. How do you add options to the dependent list?
A mind-blowingly simple explanation for something that has been a hurdle for me. THANK YOU.
You're very welcome!
Thank You So Much ,
This is simply awesome. Saved a lot of my time. Thank you for the video.
I've watched this very clear and helpful tutorial that you published 17 months ago. You mention that you were intending to do a followup for multiple rows. I can't find it.
Here it is: ruclips.net/video/ku17vgq4Q14/видео.html
That was excellent. Thankyou.
where is the next week video you mentioned about it at the end of this one ! May you provide its URL
Thank you so much for this!
what if I need to add more drop-down in Column A? The filter function is not picking up the correct details on column B.
Thank You Mrs Leila for you great lesson, I have question, I need Like that list but not just for lists but one collumn or two in my table how I can doit it?