A common use of data validation is to create a drop-down list. Use it to restrict the type of data that users enter into an Excel cell.

Data validation is the foundation of creating drop-down lists in Excel. By setting up data validation rules, you can create lists that automatically update as your data changes.

Data Validation: Restrict input to valid options only, enhancing data integrity. INDIRECT Function: Create dynamic references for dependent lists.

How to Create a Table That Makes Choices in Excel 2007. Excel enables you to include data validation for a cell, limiting the type and content of any inputted data. In addition, you can limit data ...

Learn how to use a data validation control to allow users to select when to run multiple VBA procedures in Microsoft Excel.

When you update this spreadsheet with new or different data, you won’t have to re-create the validation rule, but you will need to click Circle Invalid Data again. This tool would be useful to bring ...

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.

In this article we will show you how to display multiple columns in a validation list in Excel. We will show you a method that can then be applied to your data.

I've got an Excel 97 worksheet in which I need to validate some cells. No problem, I'll just use Data->Validate, right? Wrong. The built in validation works well enough as long as the user doesn't ...