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To create an Excel sheet that lists municipalities, provinces, and cities using data validation and hiding, you can follow these steps:

1. Open Excel and start a new workbook.
2. In the first column, enter the list of provinces. Each province should be in a separate cell.

For example:
Code:
   A1: Province 1
   A2: Province 2
   A3: Province 3
   ...

3. In the next column, enter the list of municipalities for each province. Each municipality should be in a separate cell.

For example:
Code:
   B1: Municipality 1
   B2: Municipality 2
   B3: Municipality 3
   ...

4. Repeat step 3 for each province, so you have a separate column for each province's municipalities.

5. Now, go to the cell where you want to have the dropdown list for provinces. Let's say you want it in cell D1.

6. Go to the "Data" tab in the Excel ribbon and click on "Data Validation" in the "Data Tools" section.

7. In the "Data Validation" dialog box, select "List" from the "Allow" dropdown menu.

8. In the "Source" field, enter the range of cells that contains the provinces.

For example, if your provinces are listed in cells A1 to A10, enter: =$A$1:$A$10.

9. Click "OK" to close the dialog box. Now, cell D1 will have a dropdown list with all the provinces.

10. Next, go to the cell where you want to have the dropdown list for municipalities. Let's say you want it in cell E1.

11. Repeat steps 6-9, but this time, in the "Source" field, enter a formula that refers to the selected province in cell D1 and retrieves the corresponding column of municipalities.

For example, if your provinces are listed in cells A1 to A10 and the municipalities for each province start from column B, enter the following formula: =INDIRECT("$" & CHAR(COLUMN($A$1)-1+CODE("A")) & "$1"):INDEX($1:$1048576,MATCH(D1,$A$1:$A$10,0),COUNTA($B$1:$ZZ$1)).

Note: Adjust the range $B$1:$ZZ$1 to match the actual range of municipalities for each province.

12. Click "OK" to close the dialog box. Now, cell E1 will have a dropdown list that dynamically changes based on the selected province in cell D1.

13. Finally, you can hide the columns with the full list of municipalities for each province by selecting the columns and right-clicking on them. Choose "Hide" from the context menu.

Now, whenever you select a province from the dropdown list in cell D1, the corresponding dropdown list of municipalities in cell E1 will adjust automatically.
 

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