Create a drop down list in a cell within a table ?

Is there a way to create a drop down list in a cell within a table ? Like the way it can be done in ms word or excell ? I dont mean an interactive pdf/form. I want to create a table in indesign which has drop down lists other people can use to populate a table quickly.

Not possible. InDesign isn't designed to be form-filling software. At best, it can create fields which can be passed on to a PDF file, which usually further has to be edited in Acrobat Pro.

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Does anyone know the existing example of datatable against certain memory structure with possibility to have drop down list in a cell ( I mean after switching to editing mode some columns become drop down lists , otherwise just value ).
TIA
Michael

Not possible. InDesign isn't designed to be form-filling software. At best, it can create fields which can be passed on to a PDF file, which usually further has to be edited in Acrobat Pro.

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Create a drop-down list that populates from AD

Hello,
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If you are using the following version of Excel:
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katiesandell wrote:
how can i create a drop down menu so that when i click on the arrow in the cell i can select from the menu that appears
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Numbers vocabulary for this feature is a "Pop-up Menu". It's available as a Cell Format, and is set and edited in the Cell Format Inspector.
See "Using a Checkbox, Slider, Stepper, or Pop-Up Menu in Table Cells" starting on page 96 of the Numbers '09 User Guide.
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Hello,
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http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/09/29/selecting-specific-database-records/
http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/12/18/databases-inserting-updating-and-deleting-records/
http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/12/07/better-form-design-with-xfa-25/
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PERFECT!!! Works right out of the box!
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