Dropdown Box Glitch

[cvincent]

I am using Excel 2010, and have two dropdown boxes. Everything is set the same in both, but with different named ranges as the dropdown selections. The problem is one box allows users to add additional text after the selection. The other dropdown box does not - it gives an error message when additional text is added. The one I am having the problem with is "Dates of Service:" as the selection. I want the users to be able to select "Dates of Service", and then go in and add the dates. But it won't allow me. I have even tried pasting the format from the one box that works onto the other box, but it still does not work.

Thank you!

 

[tmd63]

Are you using macro's or data validation for the drop-down?
Check to see if you have 'restrict values to list' enabled.

 

[cvincent]

Thank you tmd63
I was using data validation for the dropdown, but there was nowhere to check "restrict values to list' ?
But I finally got it! By totally clearing out the cells, then copying the one that worked into the cell that didn't work, clicking "All using Source theme", then changed the source.