To remove a drop-down list, click the cell with the list, then click Data > DataValidation, and then on the Settings tab, click Clear All, then OK. A drop-down list is also known as a drop-down box or drop-down menu.
Using the DataValidation Dialog Box method is super helpful when you want to remove the drop-down lists but want to keep the values. You can also open the DataValidation Dialog Box by pressing the keys Alt + A + V + V, one after another on your keyboard.
This tutorial provides practical solutions for clearing restricted values and removing the associated validation settings in Excel. To manually removedatavalidation restrictions from cells in Excel, you can follow these steps.
On the Home tab, go to the "Editing" group and click on Find & Select. From the dropdown menu, choose Go To Special... In the "Go To Special" dialog box, select the Datavalidation radio button. Click OK. Excel will instantly select every cell on your active worksheet that has a datavalidation rule applied.
The tutorial explains how to do DataValidation in Excel: create a validation rule for numbers, dates or text values, make datavalidation lists, copy datavalidation to other cells, find invalid entries, fix and removedatavalidation.
With these contexts in mind, let’s explore how to effectively removedatavalidation in your Excel spreadsheets. Excel provides multiple methods to removedatavalidation rules based on the version and platform you are using.
So, what happens when you need to remove data validation? In this article, I’ll show you how to remove data validation in Excel step by step in 5 different methods. One of the simplest ways to clear data validation in Excel is through the Data tab.