Click the Data tab and select Data Validation in the Data Tools group. A Data Validation dialog box will appear. Under Allow, click the drop-down arrow and select List from the drop-down list.

A common use of data validation is to create a drop-down list. Use it to restrict the type of data that users enter into an Excel cell.

Excel's data validation feature is more versatile than you might think. Learn how to use literal values, input values, list values, and even formulas to restrict input date values using data ...

In the Data Validation dialog box, select List from the Allow drop-down menu. In the Source field, enter the values you want to appear in the drop-down list, separated by commas, or select a range ...

The "Data Validation" dialog box opens. Use the "Settings" tab options in the dialog box to limit the type of data that can be entered.

Automated Data Entry in Excel. One way businesses can save time and money is using Excel spreadsheets as data tables in which to store customer information, inventory details or other important data.

Susan Harkins shows you a quick method for removing validation rules for multiple ranges in Excel, at the same time.

To edit a drop-down list in Excel, you can use a number of tools depending on how you created the list. Here's what you need to know.