Extend Dropdown Contract For Free

Edit a drop-down list with items that have been entered manually. On 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.

There are limits to the number of items that will show in a data validation drop down list: The list can show up to show 32,767 items from a list on the worksheet. If you type the items into the data validation dialog box (a delimited list), the limit is 256 characters, including the separators.

Widening Drop-down Lists The simple solution is to widen the column that the drop-down box is in. You can adjust the column manually by dragging the border of the column header.

However, we can make the menu bigger and easier to read using a workaround. The solution for increasing the readability of drop-down text is to change the zoom level on the sheet. To adjust the zoom level, you can: Use the slider in the bottom right-hand corner of the your worksheet.

By default, a data validation drop-down list only shows 8 items in the list when clicking the drop-down arrow. So you need to drag the scroll bar down for viewing more values in the list.

If you want to extend your data validation, follow these steps. Highlight where you want to extend it to. Make sure you have included cells with the data validation. Click on Data ? Data Validation. You will receive a message that says ? The selection contains some cells without Data Validation settings.Click on Yes.

On 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.