Unique Drop Down Lists that Automatically Update with New Values

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How to make a data validation drop down list that will always update with a unique list of values from a table or column of data in Excel.

This allows you to generate a list from any table or data set without having to first remove duplicates. You can even sort the values in the list without any extra steps.

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Excel Function: SORT(), UNIQUE()
Excel Version: Excel 2019, Excel 365
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Excel Function: SORT(), UNIQUE()
Excel Version: Excel 2019, Excel 365
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