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.

Learn how to create a drop-down list in Excel without or with color using conditional formatting and data validation rules.

By combining Excel’s GROUPBY function with dynamic formulas, data validation lists, and conditional formatting, you can create an interactive data summary with robust drill-down capabilities.

Understanding your data and how Excel's conditional formatting works is the key to accurately using icons to represent data.

How to Make Colors Change With Validation in Excel. Excel's conditional formatting tool applies formatting depending on cells' contents. Validation rules can change cells font, style, size or border.

This illustrated walk-through (with a demo worksheet) shows how easy it is to create a multi-column search solution using validation lists and conditional formatting.

To edit a drop-down list in Excel, you can use a number of tools depending on how you created the list. Here's what you need to know.

Saving a set of data in this format will removing any special Excel formatting from the data and simply place it in a list, with a comma separating each piece of data.

Use data validation Data validation is a crucial feature in Excel that allows you to control the type of data that can be entered into a cell.