In the Data Tools section of the Data tab, click the “Data Validation” button. The Data Validation dialog box displays. On the Settings tab, select “List” from the Allow drop-down list (see, drop-down lists are everywhere !). Now, we’re going to use the name we assigned to the range of cells containing the options for our drop-down list.
The next thing we wondered was, how do I add a name to a drop down in excel?
Create a named range. Select all the entries you want to include in the drop down list, right-click them, and choose Define Name from the context menu. In the Name Manager dialog, click New. In the Name field, type a name for your entries, make sure the correct range is displayed in the Refers to box, and then click OK.
How do I create a drop down list in Excel?
Now go to the cell where you want to create the drop down list and go to Data > Validation > Allow > List and in the source box, tap the F3 key. Select the name (Advosors) and click on OK.
We can achieve this in Excel by means of Data Validation. In the Settings tab, select List under Allow, and ensure that Ignore blank and In-cell dropdown are checked. Type in Yes, No as the Source for the drop down list.
How to auto populate drop down list with corresponding values in Excel?
When you selecting any value in the drop down list, you want the corresponding values in cell range C8:. C14 be automatically populated in a selected cell. For example, when you select Lucy in the drop down list, it will auto populate a score 88 in cell D16. See screenshot shows below.
Another thing we wanted the answer to was: how to automatically update drop-down list with fresh data in Excel?
For automatically updating the drop-down list with the fresh data, you need to convert the source list to table. Please select the whole list and press Ctrl + T keys, and then click OK in the Create Table dialog. Select where you will place the drop-down lists. See screenshot: 4.
A frequent inquiry we ran across in our research was “How to automatically update named range references in Excel dropdown list?”.
To avoid the necessity to update the named range’s references after each change of the source list, you can create a dynamic Excel drop-down menu. In this case, your dropdown list will get updated automatically in all associated cells as soon as you remove or add new entries to the list.
How do I force a drop down list to select an option?
If you want to require the user to select an option from the drop-down list, uncheck the Ignore blank check box. You can add a popup message that displays when the cell containing the drop-down list is selected. To do this, click the “Input Message” tab on the Data Validation dialog box.
How do I edit a drop-down list in the name manager?
In the Name Manager window, select the named range you want to update. Change the reference in the Refers to box by clicking the Collapse Dialog icon and selecting all the entries for your drop-down list. Click the Close button, and then in the confirmation message that appears, click Yes to save your changes.