{"id":311,"date":"2014-09-25T12:21:31","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T10:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=311"},"modified":"2024-06-12T20:27:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:27:23","slug":"drop-down-list-with-data-validation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/drop-down-list-with-data-validation\/","title":{"rendered":"Drop Down List with Data Validation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/drop-down-list-with-data-validation\/#Drop_Down_List_with_Data_Validation\" title=\"Drop Down List with Data Validation\">Drop Down List with Data Validation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drop_Down_List_with_Data_Validation\"><\/span>Drop Down List with Data Validation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the coolest features of Excel is to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/dependent-cascading-drop-down-lists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drop down<\/a> list with your data.\u00a0 It is one of the first things that I learned and use on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>You can create a drop down list to eliminate manual entry and re-entry of data, as well as reduce <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"data entry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/create-data-entry-form-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">data entry<\/a> mistakes if you rely on other users entering data.<\/p>\n<p>Data Validation lists can also be used on a form or a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"template\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/free-excel-templates-and-spreadsheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">template<\/a> where external users can choose from the drop down list to enter their choices.<\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> <strong>Click on the cell<\/strong> that you want to enter your list in<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19292\" title=\"Drop Down List with Data Validation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Data-Validation-01.png\" alt=\"Drop Down List with Data Validation\" width=\"787\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Data-Validation-01.png 787w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Data-Validation-01-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Data-Validation-01-768x336.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span> Go to the ribbon and choose <strong><em>Data &gt; Data Validation &gt; List<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19293\" title=\"Drop Down List with Data Validation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Data-Validation-02.png\" alt=\"Drop Down List with Data Validation\" width=\"722\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Data-Validation-02.png 722w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Data-Validation-02-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span> Click in the Source box and <strong>select the range that includes your list of text\/values<\/strong> and press <strong>OK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2015-11-23_18-48-52.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2023 size-full\" title=\"Drop Down List with Data Validation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2015-11-23_18-48-52.png\" alt=\"Drop Down List with Data Validation\" width=\"619\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2015-11-23_18-48-52.png 619w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2015-11-23_18-48-52-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drop Down List with Data Validation One of the coolest features of Excel is to create a drop down list with your data.\u00a0 It is one of the first things that I learned and use on a daily basis. 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