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Go to the Data tab in the ribbon, then press the Data Validation button. Select the Input Message tab. Click the checkbox: Show input message when cell is selected.

Edit a drop-down list with items that have been entered manuallyOn 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.More items...

You'd use .show()/.hide() or .toggle() . There are issues with hiding options in certain browsers though.@chiapa solution will work for you if you want to prevent the option from selecting rather hiding. But still the disabled option will show in the dropdown.Jul 2, 2015

The drop-down is used to create a list of items that need to select an element. We use <select> and <option> elements to create a drop-down list and use disabled attribute in <select> element to disable the drop-down list element.

Click HOME, then click the Format Cell dialog box launcher (the arrow to the right of Alignment in the ribbon). Click the Protection tab, check the Locked box, and click OK.

Locate hidden cellsSelect the worksheet containing the hidden rows and columns that you need to locate, then access the Special feature with one of the following ways: Press F5 > Special. Press Ctrl+G > Special.Under Select, click Visible cells only, and then click OK.

However, there is no built-in way to search the validation list in Excel. It can be difficult to scroll through these lists when the drop-down contains a lot of items. There are some really cool formula based solutions to this problem, but they require a lot of setup work for each validation list in your file.