How to use Data Validation for Excel Cells Data validation feature in Excel lets a user control what can be entered into a cell or provide a predefined list of acceptable entries to eliminate ...

Figure A We’ll add a data validation control to this sheet. Click the Data tab, and then, click Data Validation in the Data Tools group. In the resulting dialog, choose List from the Allow dropdown.

Key Takeaways Open your Excel spreadsheet and select the cell where you want the drop-down list. Go to the “Data” tab on the Ribbon. Click on “Data Validation” in the Data Tools group.

Now, let’s use UNIQUE () to create a unique list of region values and then base a data validation dropdown on that list. First, let’s create the list shown in column H. Enter the following ...

Launch Excel and create a new workbook. Select a cell to be used for entering data. Click the "Data" tab. Select "Data Validation" from the ribbon's "Data Tools" section.

Inserting Drop-Down Lists with Data Validation Once you have created named ranges for your lists, the next step is to insert the drop-down lists using Excel’s data validation feature.