Learn how to create a drop-down list using Data Validation in Excel. Data Validation limits the type of data that can be entered into a cell.

A common use of data validation is to create a drop-down list. Use it to restrict the type of data that users enter into an Excel cell.

We’re going to combine the data validation control with the conditional formatting feature in order to apply a font color to the selected list value.

Populating a dropdown with a dynamic list is easy thanks to Microsoft Excel’s UNIQUE() dynamic array function.