Microsoft Excel can save you time in lots of little ways, like adding a drop-down list to cells so that only pre-written text can be entered.

The real power of dependent drop-down lists comes from using the INDIRECT function in Excel. The INDIRECT function allows you to create a reference to a cell or range based on a text string.

Adding a drop-down list in Excel is a quick and efficient way to choose predefined data. Here's how to create a drop-down list in Microsoft Excel.

To edit a drop-down list in Excel, you can use a number of tools depending on how you created the list. Here's what you need to know.

How to Activate Focus Cell Before Microsoft added Focus Cell to Excel, I would click the row number or column letter to ensure I was reading or adding data to the correct cell.

Drop-down lists in an Excel sheet can greatly facilitate data entry. Here's a look at how to use Microsoft Excel's data validation feature to create handy lists within your worksheets.

Drop-down lists in Excel let you create a list of valid choices that you can select for a given field. We'll show you how to use tables, named ranges, formulas, data validation, and table styles.