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    Return Unique values in Drop Down List

    Col A contains the following data.

    January
    February
    March
    January
    February
    March


    I have named the range is named as 'Month' -
    =OFFSET(Sheet1!$A$2,0,0,COUNTA(Sheet1!$A:$A),1)

    Is it possible to display only unique values if I create a drop down list in cell B1
    Data/validation/Settings/Any value = List / Source = Month


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    R

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    Re: Return Unique values in Drop Down List

    You can't easily do that, but you can use a helper column that extracts a unique list from that range separately, then you name that new range and refer to it instead in your Data Validation.

    So in a new cell, say B2, enter formula:

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    and copy down as far as you need

    Then in a new column enter:

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    and copy down as far as you want in order for new entries to populate...

    Then change your Named Range, Month, formula to:

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    where E2 is where you entered the extract formula above.
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    Re: Return Unique values in Drop Down List

    try this. column a has your data, column b will have unique values column c will have the drop down list of the unique values applied..
    Book1.xlsx

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