How to Add Drop Down List in Excel 2010/2013/2016

This post will guide you how to add drop down list into a cell in Excel 2013/2016. How do I insert a drop down list in Excel.

Add Drop Down List


If you want to insert a drop down list into a cell based on some data in range B1:B4 in Excel, you can do the following steps:

#1 select one cell that you need to place the drop down list. Such as: Cell D1

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#2 go to DATA tab, click Data Validation command under Data Tools group. And click Data Validation menu from the drop down menu list. And the Data Validation dialog will open.

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#3 select List from Allow drop down list box. And click Source button to select range B1:B4 as your source data. Click OK button.

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#4 the drop down list should be created in Cell D1.

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Video: Add Drop Down List

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