You can insert a drop-down list of valid entries (also called a drop-down menu or drop-down box) in Excel to make data entry easier, or to limit entries to certain items that you define.

After you create a drop-down list, you might want to add more items or delete items. In this article, we'll show you how to do that depending on how the list was created.

Add a list box to your Excel worksheet from which users can choose a value. Make data entry easier by letting users choose a value from a combo box. A combo box combines a text box …

To add a new data connection, click Add, and then follow the instructions in the Data Connection Wizard. The entries in the list box must be associated with a particular repeating field or …

Under Insert controls, click Date Picker. In the Date Picker Binding dialog box, select the field in which you want to store the date picker data, and then click OK.

Use data validation rules to control the type of data or the values that users enter into a cell. One example of validation is a drop-down list (also called a drop-down box or drop-down menu). …

Under Insert controls, click Drop-Down List Box. If you cleared the Automatically create data source check box in step 3, select a field in the Drop-Down List Box Binding dialog box to …

To use the drop-down box or combo box, click any cell so that the object is not selected. When you click an item in the drop-down box or combo box, cell G1 is updated to a number that …

To add a label to the control, type text above or to the left of the control, followed by a colon (:). To specify the values that you want to use as the entries in the list, double-click the combo box.

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