Microsoft Excel can save you time in lots of little ways, like adding a drop-down list to cells so that only pre-written text can be entered.

Insert Drop Down Box in Excel Open a new Excel worksheet and type a list of entries in one column or row. For example, type in Column A, Rows 1 to 7 and leave no blank cells.

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.

Here's a quick tip for creating a Microsoft Excel drop down list from another tab.