Drop-down lists in an Excel sheet can greatly facilitate data entry. Here's a look at how to use Microsoft Excel's data validation feature to create handy lists within your worksheets.

Step 3: Pick the Allow menu from the subsequent window that pops up and select List. Step 4: Within the Source field, enter exactly what you want to be included in the drop-down list. Be sure to ...

Select "List" from the drop-down menu. Laura McCamy/Business Insider 7. Click in the Source box, and the window will shrink to show only this field.

When you update the list at the table (sheet) level, Excel will automatically update the list in the drop-down. Now, let’s add the drop-down list and populate it with the list of color names in ...

Drop-down lists in Excel let you create a list of valid choices that you can select for a given field. We'll show you how to use tables, named ranges, formulas, data validation, and table styles.

How to create a nested drop-down list in Excel If you want to obtain data from some existing drop-down menus or cells and display options accordingly in a different cell, here is what you can do.

How to edit a drop-down list in Excel based on a cell range 1. Go to the worksheet or area of your current worksheet where your list items are, and then add or delete the desired item.

Click an Excel worksheet cell that you've linked to a drop-down list. For example, if cell E1 displays a drop-down list when you click it, click that cell to select it.

By default, Excel displays time in the HH:MM:SS format. To change this time format, click the "Number Format" drop-down menu ...