Excel | Data validation exercise | Country Info - Validation and Protection

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Software ==> Excel  (151 exercises)
Version ==> Excel 2010 and later
Topic ==> Data validation  (6 exercises)
Level ==> Average difficulty
Courses ==> Excel Business Modelling  /  Excel Intermediate
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Excel 2010 exercise - Validation and protection (image 1)

You need to provide a drop-down list for the country

Using data validation, ensure that a drop-down list is available for country selection.

Create a range called Country on the Info worksheet which will provide the list.

Formulae exist in the cells below, but you don't want anyone to be able to amend or view them.        Apply the necessary protection to ensure this.

Excel 2010 exercise - Validation and protection (image 2)

Note that you cannot see the formula above.

When you have validated and protected this sheet, save the file as Countries Locked Down.

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