To apply data validation rules to a selected cell or range, head to the "Data" tab on the ribbon, and click the top half of the "Data Validation" icon if you're using a wide screen, or the left half ...

Excel's data validation feature is more versatile than you might think. Learn how to use literal values, input values, list values, and even formulas to restrict input date values using data ...

You can easily create a drop-down list in Excel to limit the values that can be entered in a column. Here's how to set one up ...

Q: I have an Excel spreadsheet that I update weekly with our employees’ Actual Sales and Sales Goals. I manually insert a red circle to indicate those who did not reach their sales goal by more than a ...

The Data Validation feature in Excel 2013 offers a List option to confine selections in a cell to a preconfigured series of values. This selection can further influence the values in another list by ...

Follow the steps below to create a drop-down list using data validation in Excel. If you want to add a message pop up, you can click the Input Message tab and check the checkbox for “Show input ...

When multiple data variables are accommodated in a project, the time and spatial grids of those variables must be identical. As such, you must control the data other people enter. That’s when you need ...

There are many ways to find and retrieve data from a table or range based on a lookup value. In fact, because Microsoft often comes up with new, modernized alternatives, there are too many ways! So, ...

Two quick methods for removing data validation rules in Excel Your email has been sent Susan Harkins shows you a quick method for removing validation rules for multiple ranges in Excel, at the same ...

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