XL7: "Pick From List" Not Available in Data Entry Mode

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The Pick List is part of the new AutoComplete feature of Microsoft Excel version 7.0. The AutoComplete feature scans the active column for unique entries, and when you bring up the Pick List, all of the unique entries are displayed in a list box. Simply clicking on an item in the Pick List will enter that item in the active cell, saving you from having to retype something that already has been entered.

The DataEntryMode property is usually set to restrict the user to entering data into a specific range of cells on the worksheet. As an example to see how Data Entry Mode works, do the following:

1. Open a new workbook.
2. Select cells A1:B5 on Sheet1.
3. On the Format menu, click Cells, and in the Format Cells dialog box, click on the Protection tab.
4. In the Protection tab, click the Locked check box to remove the check, and then click the OK button.
5. In a module sheet, enter the following macro code:
   
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   Sub Data_Entry_Test()
   
         'The DataEntryMode property can be set to three values:
   
         'xlOn will restrict you to working in the cells that
         'are selected before the macro is run. You can press
         'the escape key to turn off DataEntryMode.
         
         'xlOff will turn DataEntryMode off.
         'xlStrict will also restrict you to working in the cells
         'that are selected before the macro is run, but you cannot
         'turn off DataEntryMode by pressing the escape key. If the
         'DataEntryMode property is set to xlStrict, you need to run
         'another macro that sets it to xlOff in order to turn of
         'Data Entry Mode.
   
         Application.DataEntryMode = xlOn
   
       End Sub
   						

6. Click on the tab for Sheet1 to activate it.
7. Select cells A1:B5 on Sheet1, if they are not already selected.
8. Run the macro from step 5.
   
   You should now be able to only work with the cells in A1:B5.
9. Press the Escape key to turn off Data Entry Mode.