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.

Excel Tables offer a range of features for working with list-style data.

Why It's Better to Create Tables in Excel In short, Word is a word processor, and Excel is a data processor. As a result, Word isn't built for optimal table creation, whereas its sibling, Excel, is.

Want to organize all the worksheets in your Excel workbook? Try creating a table of contents. It makes it easy to find specific sheets, especially if your Excel file contains hundreds of them.

Formatting data in an Excel table is crucial for enabling dynamic updates and maintaining up-to-date drop-down lists.

Creating drop-down lists in your spreadsheets is a great way to ensure that only certain information is entered into a cell.

You can easily create a drop-down list in Excel to limit the values that can be entered in a column. Here's how to set one up.

Figure B How to use the UNIQUE () function in Excel If you’re using Microsoft 365 or one of the 2019 standalone versions of Excel, you can quickly create a dynamic list using the UNIQUE () function.

In Microsoft Excel, you can create relationships between two tables based on the matching data within the table, even when the tables are from different sources.

Learn how to ensure accurate data entry in Excel by creating drop-down lists for consistency in your spreadsheets with the help of this guide ...

Advanced list solutions are easy thanks to Excel's Table object. If you need a dynamic list, try one of these techniques.