Let's see how to create a dropdown list in Excel, step by step. First method to create a dropdown list The dropdown list is a feature available in C Level Executive List most versions of Excel, from 2007 to 2016, through 2010, 2013, online versions (free and paid) and Mac versions. There are several ways to create the list. The first is to select the cells of one or more columns where we want the drop-down list to be displayed.

Then we go to the Data tab , click on Data validation and, in the window that will open next, select List in the drop-down under Allow . To tell that list what content to display, we click on the Source button and select the list of items, which we can list in a column on another spreadsheet or page of the same Excel document. As we select items, we'll see the corresponding formula auto-complete in the Data Validation popup.