Reset Dependent Drop-down in Excel (with a tiny bit of VBA)

‍‍‍‍December 13, 2018 Excel Hacks: Tips & Tricks
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‍Learn how to reset a dependent drop-down list in Excel with a little bit of VBA. The problem we get with dependent data validation lists is that when you change the value of the first data validation, the value for the dependent data validation stays there until you activate the drop-down. This can be misleading. In this video, you will learn how to automatically reset the value of the dependent list to say "please select" the moment the value in the first drop-down list changes.

We do this with Excel VBA, using the change event procedure. The default worksheet procedure is Selection Change event. This triggers every time you change the active cell. It's more optimal in this case to use the worksheet change procedure and make sure that it only run if the value of a specific cell is changed. We don't want to trigger the change procedure every time any cell value is changed.

The simple Excel macro show you how you can set it up from scratch. Once you're done, make sure you save the workbook as a macro-enabled workbook.

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