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2 years ago
It`s great you can validate straightly in Excel, however, it doesn`t always work properly. So, I would recommend using online services for that. There is a lot to choose from, I, for example, use proofy.io.
How to validate email addresses in a column of worksheet?
As we all known, a valid email address is composed of three parts, the user name, the "at symbol" (@), and the domain. Sometimes, you just allow others to enter only the email address format text into a specific column of worksheet. Is it possible to achieve this task in Excel?
Validate only email addresses can be entered in a column with Data Validation function
Validate only email addresses can be entered in a column with an excellent feature
Validate only email addresses can be entered in a column with Data Validation function
In Excel, the powerful feature Data Validation can help you to quickly validate only email addresses entered in a column of cells, please do as follows:
1. Select the cells that you want to only allowed to type with email addresses format, and then click Data > Data Validation > Data Validation, see screenshot:
2. In the Data Validation dialog box, under the Settings tab, choose Custom from the Allow drop down, and then enter this formula: =ISNUMBER(MATCH("*@*.?*",A2,0)) into the Formula text box, see screenshot:
Note: In the above formula, A2 is the first cell of the column that you want to validate the cells.
3. Then click OK button, now, when you enter texts which are not email addresses format, a warning message box will pop out to remind you, see screenshot:
Validate only email addresses can be entered in a column with an excellent feature
Here, Kutools for Excel provides a useful feature - Validate Email Address, which can help you to prevent other text from entering but only Email Address can be typed quickly and easily.
Tips:To apply this Validate Email Address feature, firstly, you should download the Kutools for Excel, and then apply the feature quickly and easily.
After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as this:
1. Select the cells that you want to only Email Addresses can be entered.
2. Then, click Kutools > Prevent Typing > Validate Email Address, see screenshot:
3. And then, when entering the text that is not Email Address format, a prompt box will pop out to remind you, see screenshot:
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Validate only email addresses can be entered in a column or multiple ranges
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- Apply Data Validation To Force Phone Number Format In Excel
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- Apply Multiple Data Validation In One Cell In Excel
- In Excel worksheet, applying one data validation to a cell may be common for us, but, have you ever tried to use multiple data validation into one cell? This article, I will talk about some different examples for solving this task in Excel.
- Use Data Validation To Only Allow SSN Number Entered In Excel
- For recording the SSN number of all employees and forcing them to type the SSN number in xxx-xx-xxxx format in a column, you can use the Data Validation function to solve the problem.
- Validate Cells To Only Accept IP Address In Excel
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- Data Validation The Date Of Current Year In Excel Worksheet
- In Excel, the Data Validation is a useful feature for us, with it, we can prevent duplicate cells, allow the specific date to be entered, and so on. This article, I will talk about how to allow only the dates of the current year to be entered by using the Data Validation function in Excel worksheet.
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