Data validation in Excel allows you to create drop-down menus right inside individual cells.

Learn how to create a drop-down list in Excel without or with color using conditional formatting and data validation rules.

Here's a quick tip for creating a Microsoft Excel drop down list from another tab.

Excel's drop-down menus are useful for creating order forms and navigation for larger files like records of sales. The options in the menus are references to cells elsewhere on the spreadsheet.

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How to fill in the drop-down menu in Excel? Head to your list worksheet and select all of the items that you'd like included in your list. The Source field on the dialog box will automatically ...

Head to your Excel database, and when you want to add a new value, right-click on a cell and select Pick From Drop-down List. Select one of the existing values and you are good to go.

Data validation in Excel allows you to create drop-down menus right inside individual cells. You can also restrict the types of values entered into different cells.

Just like Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets allows you to create a drop-down list with color-coded values. However, creating a colorized dropdown list is much easier in Google Sheets than in Excel.