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

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 ...

To create a custom list, click the cell in which you want the list to appear. Click "Data Validation" on the Data tab and click "Data Validation." Choose "List" in the Allow box.

Learn how to create a drop-down list using Data Validation in Excel. Data Validation limits the type of data that can be entered into a cell.

Excel’s data validation feature offers an efficient way to perform a variety of tasks. This collection of techniques demonstrates several handy ways to put data validation to work.

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.

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 ...

Click on a cell and then click the "Data" tab and "Data Validation." Within the context menu that comes up, check to see if the validation style is set to Custom. If it is, change it to Any Value.

Microsoft is bringing custom data types to Excel. Businesses and consumers will be able to import structured data into a single cell and reference it throughout a spreadsheet.

Microsoft Excel now takes al kinds of custom data, expanding spreadsheets well past the usual text and numbers.