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Validation of data
How do you set validation to be more specific than just x number of characters?
Example - need to set validation of data to be 8 characters starting with the letter E ?
Example 2 - as above, but for mobile teleohone numbers, so data in a cell must be 11 numerical digits and the number must start 07...
Thanks a lot
RE: Validation of data
Hi Chris,
Thank you for the question.
In answer to your validation rule, you could try the following. Format your cells so when you enter data it automatically puts an E at the front, then restrict the text length to 8.
How you could do that would be Format Cells>Custom> and where it says General overtype it as "E"00000000, that means all data returns E with the space for 8 characters. Then you can use the validation rule and restrict the text length to 8.
You could do the same by Format>Cells "07"00000000000
See if that helps you,
Tracy
