Excel validation lists avoid blanks and errors with TOCOL(ignore) plus FILTER; the spill range stays stable across worksheets.
Use dynamic arrays and tables for fast, scalable cascading drop-down lists in modern Excel.
How to populate a dropdown with data from another sheet in Excel Your email has been sent If your list and dropdown are on different pages, you’ll need to know this ...
Skip tables when you need spilled results, presentation-ready layouts, one-off modeling logic, or stable protected data-entry templates.