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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Use Excel's built-in features to simplify data entry]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-302986-3253598]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Simply tab to the next cell to the right]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dhays]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:21:32 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not in 2002]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The LIst feature isn't in 2003 but the Data/Validation feature with reference to list option looks useful]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy P Roberts]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:06:19 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Autocomplete and validation lists]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-302986-3037761]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Some good stuff. The biggest hassle with Excel (2002 anyway) is that it wont Autocomplete from a validation list - unless anyone knows how to make it do that.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[graham@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:37:23 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Use Excel's built-in features to simplify data entry]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Not applicable for Excel 2008 for Mac.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[robert@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:24:58 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Example, not yet]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Sorry for the delay in responding to your request for an example. It is quite frustrating to have to report I am not able to get one for you. Especially, since I have had this problem several times, in the past...what can I say. If it does occur again, I will certainly let you know. Thanks for your willingness to research this for me.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ebsfrmr]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:30:17 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Versions]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I would, if I had them installed, but right now, I have Office 2003 and Office 2007 installed. Sorry I can't help on the older versions -- the good news is that other readers usually alert us, and I appreciate that.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ssharkins@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:25:02 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Versions]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I enjoy the tips and rely on the versions to see if it applies to what we use (Office XP/2002). It would be great if you could make sure to note what works in what older versions, like you do for Office 2007. Thanks, E Powell]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[elongp]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:40:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Excel 2003]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The List feature was added to Excel 2003. Sorry!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ssharkins@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:45:52 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Use Excel's built-in features to simplify data entry]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-302986-3029323]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Learn to use VBA......]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[santafe_kid@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:25:29 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Use Excel's built-in features to simplify data entry]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I guess I did things the hard way. I handle incomming UPS shipments to my company. What I did was set up a Excel Workbook with three worksheets. One was my input worksheet, #2 is my Facility worksheet, #3 is priority worksheet. I used VLookup to get the information and enter it into the cell. Example 1ZDWB0000152154565 Vlookup looks at the 1ZDWB000 and enters the facility in one cell then looks at the 01 after the 1ZDWB000 and enters that in another. No typing at all.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Navyman]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:52:38 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Excel XP - no List on Data menu?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[We're still on Excel XP. I was making a Intranet tip out of this, and was stumped at the start. There is no List command on the Data menu. Since many of your tips work in several versions, I didn't test this out before spending the time to create the tip. So... am I missing something easy?Thanks,  E PowellAustin, TX]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[elongp]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:18:10 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fairly new feature]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I don't know when MS added the List feature to Excel, but it's fairly new -- maybe 2002?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ssharkins@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:11:19 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Excel 2000 Data/Validation Does Support Drop-down selections]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[1. Excel 2000 (Office 2000) does lack many of the new features, and current users should consider a decision to move on in the near future.2. While the Create List feature is not supported, the Data/Validation feature can reference a list of valid data entry values.This will help you buy some time and get some benefits of improved data validation until to choose to upgrade.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[don.macrae@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:13:11 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Use Excel's built-in features to simplify data entry]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Good article.Many end users choose Excel for an entry-level, single table database miss the fact that data validation techniques really pay off, epecially for classification data and numeric or date data.One technique that should be added, accessible under Data / Validation, is a simple check that the value entered is a number (integer or decomal), with an numeric range check.Database purists may scoff at some of the limitations, but the familiar 80-20 rule applies ...The 20% of the data validation features in Excel, if used for Excel-based data collection worksheets, usaully delevoped by end users, could catch 80% of the problems at source and be corrected.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[don.macrae@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:33:53 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Excel 2002 Version]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The version of Excel in Office XP (2002) also doesn't have the Create List function under the Data menu.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[byu1980]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:23:44 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[[Ctrl]-L - Which versions of Excel?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Using Excel 2000, and it doesn't seem to have this Create List function, at least not from Data menu or [Ctrl]-L key stroke.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[simon.freeman@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:44:26 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Use Excel's built-in features to simplify data entry]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-302986-3027564]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Huh? This is interesting!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jerang@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:12:18 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Example?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-302986-3025541]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Can you give me a specific example so I can reproduce it and study it? ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ssharkins@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:08:16 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[No, use user forms]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[No, you can't use an Access form, but you do have access to what's called a &quot;user form.&quot; They're very functional and flexible, but do require a bit of specializaed knowledge to implement, but easy to learn.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ssharkins@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:07:38 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Data Form  issue]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have had trouble in the past using the Data Form feature, sometimes the data I enter into the form does not appear in the spreadsheet once I close it out. Not sure what I am doing wrong.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ebsfrmr]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:22:39 -0800</pubDate>
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