How to Create a Drop-Down List from a Column of Data in Excel

Which method you use depends on how your data is formatted.

Jun 6, 2025 - 21:21
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How to Create a Drop-Down List from a Column of Data in Excel

Microsoft Excel's Data Validation tool lets you add a drop-down list to a cell based on existing data in a column. However, how this works depends on whether the source data is part of a formatted Excel table. Let's take a look at some examples.