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.

Image: AndreyPopov, Getty Images/iStockphoto The data you want to use in an Excel drop down list usually won’t be in the same sheet as the drop down.

Learn how to create a drop-down list in Excel without or with color using conditional formatting and data validation rules.

To edit a drop-down list in Excel, you can use a number of tools depending on how you created the list. Here's what you need to know.