Select the worksheet containing the hidden rows and columns that you need to locate, then access the Special feature with one of the following ways: Press F5 > Special. Press Ctrl+G > Special. Or on the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find & Select>Go To Special. Under Select, click Visible cells only, and then click OK.
How do I hide a dropdown list in Excel?
The worksheet with the DropDown list can then be hidden. Just right click the worksheet tab name and select Hide. (Unhide again by right clicking any worksheet tab and select Unhide and follow prompts to complete. If you are not using a Data Validation Dropdown then please get back to me and explain how you created the DropDown.
How do I create a drop down list in Excel 2007?
Type the items in separate cells. Select the cell where you want the drop-down list to appear. On the Data tab, click Data Validation. Place the cursor in the Source box or click the Collapse Dialog icon, and select the range of cells to include in your drop-down list.
How do I find the list that the drop-down menu is using?
To find the list that the drop-down menu is using you can look at various guides on how to create dependent drop-down lists, and reverse-engineer those. This is how to do it: Click on the cell which is being used for the drop-down list Select the *Data* menu, and then click on *Validation…* (or the *Data Validation* button)
How to find hidden cells in Excel?
How to Find Hidden Cells in Excel 1 Press F5 > Special . 2 Press Ctrl+G > Special . 3 Or on the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find & Select > Go To Special . 4 Under Select , click Visible cells only , and then click OK . See More....
How do I locate a drop down list in Excel?
Go to Data > Data Validation. On the Settings tab, click in the Source box, and then on the worksheet that has the entries for your drop-down list, Select cell contents in Excel containing those entries. You'll see the list range in the Source box change as you select.
Why can't I see the drop down list in Excel?
Dropdown Option On the Ribbon, click the Data tab. Click the top of the Data Validation button, to open the dialog box. In the Data Validation window, go to the Settings tab. Add a check mark to the In-cell dropdown check box.
How do I view hidden Data in Excel?
Show Hidden Data In ChartClick on the chart to select it, and on the Excel Ribbon, under Chart Tools, click the Chart Design tab.Click the Select Data command.Click the Hidden and Empty Cells button.Add a check mark to 'Show data in hidden rows and columns'Click OK, twice, to close the dialog boxes.
How do I find drop down menus?
0:535:50HOW TO Edit Drop Down List in Excel (find, add and remove items)YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipCome across to data validation. Now once you're in there if you're on a cell that has a drop downMoreCome across to data validation. Now once you're in there if you're on a cell that has a drop down list on it already you will see the source information or the source location.
Why is my Data Validation dropdown not showing?
Click the Office Button, then click Excel Options. Click the Advanced Category. Scroll down to the 'Display Options for This Workbook' section. Under 'For Objects, Show', select All, then click OK.
Why does my data validation disappear?
This appears to be a bug in some versions of excel. If you used the camera tool, then if the input cells of the camera tool object (the linked cells) are on a different worksheet as the data validation dropdown enabled cells, the dropdown arrows go missing.
Can't see hidden rows Excel?
On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click Format. Do one of the following: Under Visibility, click Hide & Unhide, and then click Unhide Rows or Unhide Columns.
How do I edit a drop down menu in Excel?
How to edit a drop-down list in Excel based on a cell rangeIn the Data menu, click Data Validation twice. Melanie Weir/Business Insider.Adjust your data range under Source. ... Click on Name Manager. ... Edit the "Refers To" formula of your named range. ... Add or delete items as needed, separating with commas.
How do you Uncollapse rows in Excel?
Select the rows you want to ungroup. Go to the Data tab > Outline group, and click the Ungroup button. Or press Shift + Alt + Left Arrow which is the Ungroup shortcut in Excel. In the Ungroup dialog box, select Rows and click OK.
Why is Data not showing in Excel chart?
1:143:11Excel chart not showing data. Which one was your problem? - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo this data this chart is looking at the data on this sheet. Not that sheet. So be careful it oftenMoreSo this data this chart is looking at the data on this sheet. Not that sheet. So be careful it often happens what where you think the data is it's actually somewhere else. Another reason you can see
Excel Facts
Select range and press Ctrl+Shift+3 to format cells as date. (Shift 3 is the # sign which sort of looks like a small calendar).
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