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.
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.
Sort a list by days of the week or months of the year or sort by priorities in Excel. Or you can create your own custom list for items that don't sort well alphabetically.
To remove a drop-down list, click the cell with the list, then click Data > Data Validation, and then on the Settings tab, click Clear All, then OK. A drop-down list is also known as a drop-down box or drop-down menu.
Click Add. In the Value box, type the text that you want to store if a user selects this entry. In the Display name box, type the text that you want to display for this entry, and then click OK. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each entry that you want to add to the list box.
On the ribbon, select the appropriate tab or group to display the command that you want to add to the Quick Access Toolbar. Right-click the command, and then select Add to Quick Access Toolbar on the shortcut menu.
There are two ways to add an item to a list - single items in list view, or multiple items in grid view (formerly known as "Quick Edit"). The following steps use the modern Microsoft 365 experience.
You can quickly format your worksheet data by applying a predefined table style. However, when you apply a predefined table style, an Excel table is automatically created for the selected data.
