How to Make a Populated Drop Down List in Excel

About

In this article, we will review how to make a pre-populated drop down list in Excel on the web.

Environment

Excel on the web in a desktop browser.

Steps

  • Open your Excel file on the web version of Excel.
  • Select the column where you would like the drop down menu to reside by clicking its corresponding letter at the top.

  • Click the data tab and then in the ribbon, click Data Validation.

  • Select List from the drop down.

  • Enter your choices separated by commas in the Source area, and click Apply, when done.

  • Your drop down list has been created.


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