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• Excel for mac data validation how to#

After defining the name for the table, and then select the cells where you want to insert the drop down list, and click Data > Data Validation > Data Validation, see screenshot:ĥ. Then select the table you have created but ignoring the header, and type a name for this table in the Name box, and press Enter key, see screenshot:Ĥ. Then click OK button, the table has been created, see screenshot:ģ. Select the data list that you want to use as the source data for the drop down list, and then click Insert > Table, in the popped out Create Table dialog, check My table has headers if your data list has headers, see screenshot:Ģ. Please do as follows:Ĭreate a table format for the source data list:ġ. To create a dynamic data validation list, you can create a table first, and then apply the Data Validation feature.

Excel for mac data validation how to#

In this article, I will introduce how to make the data validation dynamically and auto extend the drop down list when new data entered.Ĭreate dynamic data validation and auto extend the drop down by creating a TableĬreate dynamic data validation and auto extend the drop down by Defining range name Normally, when you create a drop down list in a worksheet, the drop down list will not be changed with the new data entering dynamically, in this case, you need to modify the source data to extend the list manually. How to create dynamic data validation and extend the drop down automatically?