Lynda - Excel 2013: Data Validation in Depth

English | Apr 03, 2014 | .MP4 | Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, mono | Video: h264, yuv420p, 1280x720, 15.00 fps(r) | 147 MB

Genre: E-learning

With Excel's data validation tools, you can control how users input data into workbooks and ensure data is entered consistently and accurately.

You can control the dates, the times, even the length of the text they enter, or simply provide a list of acceptable choices to eliminate any possible mistakes. Here, Dennis Taylor explores how the data validation tools in Excel 2013 can be used to set dropdown lists, and control numeric data, dates and times, and text data.

Topics include:

Testing for whole numbers and decimals

Using the input message box

Sequencing and placing lists

Creating multitiered lists

Setting date and time limitations

Limiting text length

Locating data validation rules

Requiring entries to be unique

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