Create SMART Drop Down Lists in Excel (with Data Validation)

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    Learn the art of creating dynamic drop-down lists and implementing advanced data validation. Whether you're managing projects, handling company data, or just looking to improve your Excel skills, this video is packed with valuable insights.
    🔍 What You'll Learn:
    ▪️Dynamic Drop-Down Lists: Discover how to create drop-down lists that update automatically with new entries.
    ▪️Data Validation Techniques: Learn to validate dates, numbers, text length, and more, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
    ▪️Practical Examples: Follow along with real-world scenarios, like managing project details across different divisions of a company.
    ▪️Expert Tips: Gain tips on using cell references, Excel tables, and custom functions for robust data validation.
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  • @whocares4684
    @whocares4684 Před 2 lety +49

    May I just say how wonderful it is to find a content creator who takes their time explaining and referencing each step! From the bottom of my heart ❤ THANK YOU! 😊 💓

  • @Jalalmaher1983
    @Jalalmaher1983 Před 3 lety +20

    You deserve the Excel Throne!

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  • @s.n.g.888
    @s.n.g.888 Před 4 lety +9

    The most complete Data validation tutorials you ever need at one place.

  • @hectoralicea3079
    @hectoralicea3079 Před 2 lety +7

    Hi Leila, always a pleasure when you explain thing s so clearly. I am a community health worker and I use validation for collecting data. Your videos help to clarify and organize my data. 👍😊💖

  • @eticollege7870
    @eticollege7870 Před 5 lety +13

    Leila, you have mastered on what you do. Thank you.

  • @kennethpaige7036
    @kennethpaige7036 Před 2 lety

    I have been using Excel drop-down lists for years and I STILL learned several new things. Thank you so much. That was wonderful. I think I will try that searchable drop-down list video next!

  • @siddish03
    @siddish03 Před 4 lety

    I just love you Leila! Thanks for sharing such valuable information and in such a simplex manner. Kudos!

  • @euniceesinam2573
    @euniceesinam2573 Před 3 lety +2

    I've been using data validation for a long time but this is a comprehensive tutorial that has taught me more than I knew. Thanks so much, Leila. You're the Queen of Microsoft Excel.

    • @LeilaGharani
      @LeilaGharani  Před 3 lety

      Glad you were able to pick up something new, Eunice :)

  • @weblady14
    @weblady14 Před 5 lety +2

    As usual you add just another extra layer to excel functions I thought I already master:) It's always worth it to watch your basic videos no matter how advanced you are! Thanks Leila!

    • @LeilaGharani
      @LeilaGharani  Před 5 lety +1

      You're very welcome. For this exact reason, I also watch videos I think I know the content of... you never know what you discover :)

  • @HubertKirchgaessner
    @HubertKirchgaessner Před 5 lety +2

    Brilliant - as always when Leila delivers work. I use validations frequently and still learned a ton watching your video. Thank you for all your hard work - you really are making a difference!

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  • @jayrhoads9741
    @jayrhoads9741 Před 2 lety +3

    I wish I had learned this when I was younger. I am 55 and working with time sheets and this could really help me. Your information is helping me understand slowly I will try to lean as much as I can. 😊 Thank you.

  • @johnq3543
    @johnq3543 Před 5 lety

    Thanks so much Leila. Your vid's are great, I'm learning so much from you !!

  • @mariealvarez7652
    @mariealvarez7652 Před 5 lety +5

    I love your video's they are very helpful. I'm going to try to use this for during payroll in my company.

  • @luisedy2519
    @luisedy2519 Před 3 lety +1

    Great. I was looking for the way to include automatically data in the drop sown today I got it. I tried without formatting the range into Excel table, it works well. I just include the whole the column in the range and use it in the data validation with Indirect. Thanks once again Leila.

  • @saidaselhaoui4174
    @saidaselhaoui4174 Před 5 lety

    Thank you for the nice refresher Mrs Leila Gharani!

  • @tamariwatkins4454
    @tamariwatkins4454 Před rokem

    Hi Leila, Love your tutorials! I am new to Excel but I am learning a lot thanks to your CZcams Channel! You are my go-to source when I run into a problem! Thanks Again! Please Keep Up the Good Work!!!

  • @isaacmwabila5830
    @isaacmwabila5830 Před 2 lety

    Your videos are interesting, thank you for always adding something new in our Excel knowledge! 👌🏽👏

  • @Monica-hz9dk
    @Monica-hz9dk Před 6 lety

    I am a project manager and so need this for recording the tasks I delegate to my people. I just watched the other video you made about the IF formulas, and it's very helpful in making a table for our employee's Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Thank you so much!

  • @2012worship
    @2012worship Před rokem

    I love all your video tutorials. Always learning something new even on the topics I already know. Thank you so much!

  • @DFDFusion1
    @DFDFusion1 Před 4 lety +1

    Don't know where i'd be without these videos! Super easy to understand THANK YOU!!

  • @benjaminapete
    @benjaminapete Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you! I've watched 5 other videos on this and this was the best explanation.

  • @emrulhasan1705
    @emrulhasan1705 Před 2 lety

    Leila you are one of the best Excel teacher in CZcams.

  • @davidkeck6183
    @davidkeck6183 Před 9 měsíci

    This is EXACTLY what I needed to know. There's a reason why you have. 2.38 million subscribers and counting. Thank you and Bravo!

  • @clarence8639
    @clarence8639 Před 2 lety +1

    Very informative content and I especially like the way you deliver it! Thank you, Leila!

  • @martinabuya8982
    @martinabuya8982 Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks Leila. I've gained a lot of insights from lecture on data validation on audit findings relevant departments.

  • @jimbarton7072
    @jimbarton7072 Před 4 lety +7

    Another wonderful video, Leila. I use validation for dropdowns all the time, using the Indirect/table method. I teach Excel in a US public library and recommend your channel and Udemy courses to all my students.

  • @hossamabdelghafar1613
    @hossamabdelghafar1613 Před 4 lety +1

    I love these explanations Leila, you have mastered on what you do

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  • @meaf
    @meaf Před 3 lety

    You are so amazing! Please don't stop! Keep these videos coming.

  • @mirrorballd
    @mirrorballd Před 2 lety

    Thank you! Thorough explanation and very helpful. 👏

  • @sealttas
    @sealttas Před 4 lety

    Your whole videos are like excel for dummies. I understand every step of what you are doing. They are all so easy when someone explains it clearly. Perfect! Thanks.

    • @LeilaGharani
      @LeilaGharani  Před 4 lety

      I'm glad the tutorials come across as easy to follow. Thanks for the kind feedback.

  • @Carrnage101
    @Carrnage101 Před 2 lety

    So helpful (and timely)! God bless you.

  • @bluedevil006
    @bluedevil006 Před 7 měsíci

    WOW...I spent days trying to figure out a complex drop down list that would fill multiple columns all at once...had most of it figured but couldn't quite get it right...5 minutes of your video and it's done!! THANK YOU! Table reference on another worksheet was the key!

  • @tedmoy
    @tedmoy Před 8 měsíci

    Stay awesome! Love these videos.

  • @gulusankara8922
    @gulusankara8922 Před 4 lety

    Thank you much for all the help. Your videos are very clear and easy to follow.

  • @thewisdom6668
    @thewisdom6668 Před 2 lety

    The video is clear and makes things easy ! thank you so much 🙏

  • @hasanrizvi3743
    @hasanrizvi3743 Před 4 lety +1

    Quite informative. Thanks MAM

  • @yulinliu850
    @yulinliu850 Před 6 lety

    Another great short lecture. Thanks!

  • @colibrireader
    @colibrireader Před 3 lety

    You are still my number one source for Excel queries. You never let me down. Thank you!

  • @johng5295
    @johng5295 Před 3 lety

    Thanks in a million Robert. What an inventive mind. A++

  • @aureliohess9349
    @aureliohess9349 Před rokem

    Good work, dear Leila. Thank you, and Congrats!!!

  • @harishpaldhir5915
    @harishpaldhir5915 Před 6 lety +1

    Very very good and increasing my basic knowledge about validations

  • @sachinrv1
    @sachinrv1 Před 6 lety

    Hi Leila,
    It's always wonderful to watch your videos. And as you rightly said; it's really useful when the spreadsheet is going to be used by many users. Using data validation, one can easily take care of the obvious mistakes that users could make.
    Lovely.

  • @zahirzoy9492
    @zahirzoy9492 Před 2 lety

    Hi Leila I have Joined an organization where I Do face lots of such problem where I don't have any experience in validation and so on but watching your videos I have just solved all these problems because of the clarity you have in explaining.

  • @shayneh8668
    @shayneh8668 Před 2 lety

    Love your content, thank you for all of these tips.

  • @nomoreospf
    @nomoreospf Před 3 lety

    Excellent, thank you! Very informative.

  • @J_T_1
    @J_T_1 Před 3 lety

    Great content, concise and to the point!!

  • @bluejeans706
    @bluejeans706 Před 4 lety +7

    Thank you for your video! Even on functionality I know, you always teach me something new about it :) And yes, I would love to see a video on using the custom formula option to validate the user's entry is within the prescribed syntax.

  • @csamson01
    @csamson01 Před rokem

    Your Videos are so good you do A GREAT JOB! thanks you.

  • @charisc8437
    @charisc8437 Před 4 lety

    Thank you. You have explained so clear.

  • @user-cz8yx7lq1e
    @user-cz8yx7lq1e Před 6 měsíci

    Sensational, Leila! It helped a lot!
    I needed exactly the solution at minute 5:44 (Using Table References).
    Congratulations on the excellent video! And thank you very much!

  • @krishnaprakash3422
    @krishnaprakash3422 Před 2 lety

    Mam- Thank you for your data-validation video - plz continue to maintain , the same audio/video-delivery, its just superb to understand you!

  • @michaelyambasu5254
    @michaelyambasu5254 Před rokem

    Hi Leila,
    I am really enjoying your Excel classes. I will like to see how programming in the custom function works.
    Thank you. A big fan from Sierra Leone, West Africa.
    BR.😊

  • @mostafahassan5021
    @mostafahassan5021 Před 5 lety

    Wow, you are such a brilliant expert

  • @andrewestrella2195
    @andrewestrella2195 Před 2 měsíci

    Great video, thanks!

  • @AMathew
    @AMathew Před 3 lety

    Love your explanations

  • @purbitajannat
    @purbitajannat Před 2 lety

    Hi Leila, thanks for all your effort. It worths watching your excel tutorials. Please share such tutorials on word and ppt. No one made a good video worth watching yet. Hope you can do.

  • @chrisbarton8492
    @chrisbarton8492 Před 5 lety

    Great video!!
    Thank you very much :)

  • @stevegrayson3719
    @stevegrayson3719 Před 4 lety

    Just stumbled across your tutorials on Excel, fantastic and really well presented.Well don, Ive bookmarked these.

  • @adityasaldanha8477
    @adityasaldanha8477 Před 2 lety +1

    i love to do excel because it gives me knowledge and sharpen my brains. So I want to learn excel.

  • @tazeemn
    @tazeemn Před 3 lety

    Very nice video. Such calm was of presenting. Well done.

  • @swagisonpoint
    @swagisonpoint Před rokem

    Wow. This is the second video I have watched. I thought I was a master but you definitely taught me a lot. Still looking for a certain answer so I will look through your videos to see if you addressed it. Thank you Leila!

  • @elkiposillipo3347
    @elkiposillipo3347 Před 4 lety

    This video is so helpful! Thank you

  • @constanceenon6289
    @constanceenon6289 Před 3 lety

    This video just made my day. Thank You Leila!

  • @bulentesin9658
    @bulentesin9658 Před 4 lety

    Love your art of explanations and last but not least; not every Excel master is a teacher...

  • @dominiqueromo296
    @dominiqueromo296 Před rokem

    such much value and so clear explained thank you so much

  • @yamilandres
    @yamilandres Před 5 lety

    Very educational.. and pleasant to watch.
    Thank you, dear Leila!

  • @danielfrick658
    @danielfrick658 Před rokem

    Thank you for your great inputs

  • @ManojAg
    @ManojAg Před 3 lety

    You are a saint. Never experienced such calm while learning .

  • @maggieduncan386
    @maggieduncan386 Před 2 lety

    amazing! I will totally be using this to catch issues!

  • @abdullahalzabed
    @abdullahalzabed Před 3 lety

    Workable video, Thank you Leila khanom.

  • @kingdommedia.online
    @kingdommedia.online Před 2 lety

    I like your simple explanation, thank you

  • @ruslanalikhanov1416
    @ruslanalikhanov1416 Před 4 lety

    Это то что я хотел знать об этой фунции.
    Коротко и по делу.
    Огромное спасибо Вам.
    С Уважением.

  • @susank6122
    @susank6122 Před rokem

    For two days now I've been looking for a way to use table data as the dynamic reference when using a list in the data validation. NOW I know how to do it using the Indirect -- go to 7:19 in video. THANK YOU.

  • @Maria-bo6ug
    @Maria-bo6ug Před 5 lety

    So greatful to have bumped into her CZcams channel. Hope to see more 😊.
    Thank you ❤️

  • @PaulVass1
    @PaulVass1 Před 6 lety

    Another informative video Leila👏 Well done! I love the validation tools and thought I new all the tricks. Your video showed me more. At work my job is to prepare reports from the data so validation ensures the data is clean.

    • @LeilaGharani
      @LeilaGharani  Před 6 lety

      Agree - validations help catch the bigger errors. I'm glad you found something new in this video. Thank you for your support.

  • @zahirlarif2349
    @zahirlarif2349 Před 2 lety

    i am great fan of her, superb explanation. learn lot from her videos

  • @gurdevgurdial5753
    @gurdevgurdial5753 Před 4 lety

    excellent..its very useful and easy to follow! thanks

  • @amiraboodi2075
    @amiraboodi2075 Před 2 lety

    Helpful and interesting. Your explanasion is very clear. Thanks a lot.

  • @hannieo4598
    @hannieo4598 Před 5 lety

    Leila, thank you for your videos. They are very helpful and easy to understand.

    • @LeilaGharani
      @LeilaGharani  Před 5 lety

      You're most welcome Hannie. I'm glad the tutorials are helpful.

  • @912Space
    @912Space Před 2 lety

    Hello Leila, 👋🏻 you're the best. Thanks a lot! 😀

  • @ashishawale54
    @ashishawale54 Před 4 lety

    You explains me very well. I understand all time.

  • @abdulrahmanmuslih141
    @abdulrahmanmuslih141 Před rokem

    thanks a lot. you are one of the best Excel expert in my opinion .

  • @gillesfournier9457
    @gillesfournier9457 Před 3 lety

    Well explained, good speed, clear and using proper terms. The way you approach it by bringing the rational behind make it easy and better memorizable.

  • @GameAGuy
    @GameAGuy Před rokem

    I love your content. You are teaching me everything. Thank you so much

  • @ramanathankasi5795
    @ramanathankasi5795 Před rokem

    Good one for learning Data Validation Basics. Thanks

  • @mark91345
    @mark91345 Před 5 lety +5

    I love these explanations. I just follow each step and it works.

  • @ismailismaili0071
    @ismailismaili0071 Před 6 lety

    Thanks Ms. Leila i really was looking for this video to know more about data validation

  • @stephenbrincat7124
    @stephenbrincat7124 Před 5 lety

    Great explanation always, thanks

  • @kuldipaggarwal7288
    @kuldipaggarwal7288 Před 6 lety

    Thanks Leila. Just started watching your Videos and find them very informative. |Also signed up to your course on VBA. This is definitely helping with improving my knowledge.

    • @LeilaGharani
      @LeilaGharani  Před 6 lety

      I'm glad to hear you find the videos useful! Thank you for your support of my courses. I hope you find lots of value in the VBA course.

  • @TPSandrita
    @TPSandrita Před 4 lety +2

    I like how it is explained. Many other videos, people start talking about personal stuff that nobody cares. This video sticks to the point. Great.

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  • @abdsayednaali90
    @abdsayednaali90 Před rokem

    I always find solution in your videos
    Thank you

  • @harshaljain4992
    @harshaljain4992 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for this!!

  • @dgsmli8055
    @dgsmli8055 Před 5 lety

    You are the best!!! love your videos, you are making my life so much easier !!!! keep posting please .

    • @LeilaGharani
      @LeilaGharani  Před 5 lety

      I'm very happy to hear that. Definitely, more videos will come your way :)

  • @PettakaTechnologies
    @PettakaTechnologies Před 4 lety

    Your explanation is crystal clear

  • @dasrotrad
    @dasrotrad Před 6 lety

    I had been using Conditional formatting to highlight specific data in my columns. I now have more tools to work with... Great video. Thank you!!!

  • @TheRolypolie
    @TheRolypolie Před rokem

    Hi Leila is my first day, and is a pleasure to learn from you and clear explanation Thank you

  • @munibeats4493
    @munibeats4493 Před 2 měsíci

    Very helpful!

  • @ronaldnayman4841
    @ronaldnayman4841 Před rokem

    You are a great teacher. Thanks!

  • @nedspangan4202
    @nedspangan4202 Před 2 lety

    This video is amazing. Thanks for doing this

  • @kwenahlako2987
    @kwenahlako2987 Před 6 lety

    I have the best excel tutor by far. I am looking forward to learning a lot of Excel from you this year:) Thanks a mil

    • @LeilaGharani
      @LeilaGharani  Před 6 lety

      I'm glad to hear that! Lots of Excel stuff coming your way this year :)