Use The Drop Down Menu To Complete Each Statement (2024)

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How do I use the drop-down menu in Excel? ›

For example, a single-select drop-down question might ask respondents to select their age range from a list of options such as “18-24”, “25-34”, “35-44”, and so on. On the other hand, multi-select drop-down questions allow respondents to select multiple options from a list of choices.

Drop-down menus typically consist of two parts: the control (such as a button or text field) and the list of options. When you interact with the control, either by clicking on it or hovering over it, the list of options appears below it. You can then select an option from the list.

The use case for drop-down menus

They also help conserve screen space. Offering drop-down menus can help users avoid scrolling and can quickly get them access to your site's content. For large websites, drop-down menus can save users time by allowing them to jump down a level or two to get to the content they seek.

No formula is needed to create drop-down lists in Excel. All you need to do is change how the data is added to the cell from typing in text to selecting from your list by going to Data Validation within the toolbar.

Tap the cell or cells where you want to create a drop-down list. Tap Data Validation. Under "Criteria," choose an option: List of items: To add an item, tap +Add and enter an item.

Use any element to open the dropdown menu, e.g. a <button>, <a> or <p> element. Use a container element (like <div>) to create the dropdown menu and add the dropdown links inside it. Wrap a <div> element around the button and the <div> to position the dropdown menu correctly with CSS.

On the worksheet where you applied the drop-down list, select a cell that has the drop-down list. Go to Data > Data Validation. On the Settings tab, click in the Source box, and then change your list items as needed. Each item should be separated by a comma, with no spaces in between like this: Yes,No,Maybe.

Dropdown lists are used more frequently than listboxes; they take up less screen space but can hold just as many items as listboxes. Other advantages of dropdown lists include: The ability to give users an optimal option, selected by default.

How do you create a drop-down list from another sheet in Excel? ›

Select the cell or range of cells where you want to create the drop-down list. Go to the Data tab in the ribbon, and click on Data Validation. In the Data Validation dialog box, select the "List" option from the "Allow" drop-down list. In the "Source" field, paste the copied range by pressing Ctrl+V.

To use the DROP function, provide the array or range you want to modify, and specify the number of rows and/or columns to be dropped. You can specify positive numbers to drop from the start of the array, or negative numbers to drop from the end.

On the ribbon, click the Data tab > Data Validation. In the Data Validation dialog window, select List from the Allow drop-down menu. Place the cursor in the Source box and select the range of cells containing the items, or click the Collapse Dialog icon and then select the range. When done, click OK.