Glossary term
What is Data validation?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Data validation" means: A rule that limits what a cell accepts, such as a drop-down list or a whole number between two limits. It is taught in Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced. Related terms include Spill, Control total, Slicer and PivotTable. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Data validation?
A rule that limits what a cell accepts, such as a drop-down list or a whole number between two limits.
Where is Data validation taught?
Data validation is defined in Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced.
Which lessons cover Data validation?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced, lesson 5.4: Keep bad entries out with data validation
Which terms are related to Data validation?
Next to Data validation in the course glossaries: Spill, Control total, Slicer, PivotTable and Helper column.
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Data validation?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Microsoft Excel: Beginner to Advanced: No earlier spreadsheet experience is needed.