Microsoft Excel can save you time in lots of little ways, like adding a drop-down list to cells so that only pre-written text can be entered.

To create dynamic dropdown lists, you typically need to use named ranges and the INDIRECT function in Excel. The function references a range of cells that change based on what you selected in the ...

Want to be more efficient and proficient in Microsoft Excel? Here's a quick step-by-step guide to creating drop-down lists.

An curved arrow pointing right. Data validation in Excel allows you to create drop-down menus right inside individual cells. You can also restrict the types of values entered into different cells.

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

TechRepublic: In forms, it can be useful to limit the choices for a selection with a simple drop-down list. This is also possible in an Excel spreadsheet, but the process isn't well known or ...

One way to streamline data entry is to create custom lists in Excel and use them to create drop-down lists in specified cells. When you use the program's Data Validation tool, along with its ...

Just like Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets allows you to create a drop-down list with color-coded values. However, creating a colorized dropdown list is much easier in Google Sheets than in Excel.